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COVID-19 and Impact on Alternative Funds

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Alternative asset managers are feeling the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, from deal sourcing, due diligence, to capital raising and financing.

KWM Hong Kong partner and Co-Chief Executive (Hong Kong) Hayden Flinn, together with Arendt & Medernach partners Pierre Beissel and Stephane Karolczuk, hosted a webinar and discussed the legal and regulatory challenges that the alternative investment funds industry is currently facing as well as the potential opportunities for asset managers and investors. Key topics discussed include:

  • Legal, regulatory and tax actions relating to COVID-19
  • Operational and strategic challenges for the industry resulting from COVID-19
  • The aftermath - will COVID-19 create opportunities for PE/VC/RE managers and investors?
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