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1. What are the general types of investments that fall within the private equity industry?
2. Please give an overview of the history of investments in private equity funds in the U.S.
3. What are the main advantages and disadvantages of investing in private equity funds?
4. What have been the recent key trends in private equity fund formation?
5. What legal entities may typically be used as vehicles for investments in private equity funds? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
6. What techniques are available to minimize tax liability? How do the positions of U.S. and non-U.S. investors differ in this regard?
7. What are some applicable U.S. securities laws and other regulatory requirements relating to the promotion or management of a private equity fund?
8. Are private equity funds generally regarded as investment companies?
9. What is the impact of globalization upon investments in private equity funds?
10. What legal issues may arise from investments by the fund in foreign jurisdictions?
11. What factors may be relevant to the decision of where to establish a private equity fund?
12. Why is due diligence so important in relation to investments in private equity funds?
13. When considering an investment in private equity funds, what factors should an investor consider (e.g., business and legal)?
14. How does the decision-making process to invest in a private equity fund differ from the process of investing in public securities?
15. Over the course of an investment in a private equity fund, how will investors obtain sufficient information to monitor their investment and to enable the investors to make an informed decision when exercising their consent rights?
16. What impact have U.S. freedom of information laws had in this regard?
17. What steps can be taken by an investor to protect its interest?
18. Which key provisions govern the relationship between an investor and a private equity fund?
19. How, typically, will the agreement provide for distributions to be made to the investors?
20. Are the members of the investment teams subject to any legal duties?
21. What are common ways to align the interests of the investment team with the investors?
22. What is the most common way to motivate the performance of the investment team?
23. What restrictions are likely to apply to the amount and period of investment, and to transferability of interests in private equity funds?
24. What are common strategies to exit an investment in a private equity fund? What considerations need to be taken into account?
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