Virginia Proposes New IA Registration Exemption for Private Fund Advisers

Simon Riveles Dodd-Frank, Hedge Funds, Private Equity Fund, Private Fund Exemption, SEC, Uncategorized

On February 14, 2012, the Virginia Division of Securities and Retail Franchising (the “Securities Division”) proposed the adoption of a new rule exempting certain managers to certain private funds based on the North American Securities Administrators Association (“NASAA”)  model exemption for investment advisers solely to private funds. The new rule would exempt advisers to private funds excluded from the definition of investment company under Section …