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Join SRZ partner Jennifer Dunn at Practising Law Institute’s Advanced Issues in Private Funds 2023 program as she presents on the “Upper Tier: Structures and Considerations” panel. Jennifer and her fellow panelists will discuss how closed- and open-ended managers structure their upper-tier arrangements, the different types of retention mechanisms, and more.

The panel begins at 1:45pm ET on June 6th. Register here: https://bit.ly/428zQOv

SRZ partners Brian Miner and Benjamin Kozinn will speak at Law Institute’s “Acquiring or Selling the Privately Held Company 2023” program in San Francisco.

As chairperson of the program, Brian will deliver opening remarks and participate throughout the event, including leading the “Special Issues: Dealing with Financial Sponsors of Privately Held Companies” panel on May 17th, starting at 11:00am PT, during which he will discuss key issues that arise when s financial sponsor is the buyer or seller in a transaction.

He will also lead the “Analysis of Form of Acquisition Agreement” panel on May 18th, starting at 9:00am PT, discussing principal sections of form agreements from both the buyer’s and seller’s perspectives and exploring key considerations in sales transactions.

Ben will lead the “Structuring and Negotiating Earn-Outs” panel on May 18th, starting at 2:45p PT, during which he will examine key issues in structuring and negotiating earn-outs in transactions.

Register to attend in-person or view online: https://bit.ly/44Qo6mC

SRZ partner Philippe Benedict will lead a “Tax Planning for Hedge Funds” session at Practising Law Institute’s “Tax Planning for Domestic & Foreign Partnerships, LLCs, Joint Ventures & Other Strategic Alliances 2023” program on May 11th, starting at 12:30pm ET.

Philippe will provide tax planning guidance for managers and investors, examine Section 704(c) methods, and provide some operational considerations. He will also examine different hedge fund structures, including master-feeder and parallel funds and explain securities aggregation and stuffing allocations under Section 704(c).

Register to attend in person or watch online: https://bit.ly/3LNSDtC

Join SRZ of counsel Michael L. Cook as he presents on the “Bankruptcy Financing Issues” panel at Practising Law Institute's upcoming Bankruptcy & Reorganizations 2023: Current Developments program. Michael and his fellow panelists will discuss hot topics in debtor-in-possession financing, post-petition interest caselaw developments, and more.

The panel begins on April 26th at 10:45am EDT.

Register here: https://bit.ly/3MOQoY9

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