LONDON (September 2013) — Trimont Real Estate Advisors, an independent third-party commercial real estate service provider with approximately 45 billion euros ($60 billion) of invested capital under management, has opened a London office to serve commercial real estate lenders and investors throughout Europe. London operations are led by Jaymon Jones, formerly a vice president at Morgan Stanley Mortgage Servicing and a former director of strategic initiatives at the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council Europe. He joins 220 other Trimont professionals...

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France is more than ever being recognized by international investors looking for opportunities in the perfume and cosmetics sector. There has been an increase recently in the number of companies seeking to invest in this sector, such as the American giant Estée Lauder, which is keen to expand its operations in France,or the Japanese company Adan Silk which has opted to locate its first international operations in France. An historical expertise The success of perfumery in France is, of course, not...

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A group of Pepper Attorneys will be Presenting on "A Discussion Looking at Cross-Border Deals in the Auto Industry" at Cross-Border M&A and Litigation Forum on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at Harvard Club New York. Technology has made the world a smaller and more accessible place, allowing cross-border and multi-national deals to become a viable way to increase revenue. Companies need to be able to craft an M&A deal, consider all international and local standard practices, regulations and laws, as...

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In the September 2013 Private Equity Manager's challenge, Pepper Hamilton partners Christopher Rossi and Gregory Nowak explain when a firm may need to consider registering as a brokerdealer with the SEC. THE CHALLENGE Can the employees of ABC Capital, a private equity firm and investment advisor to PE Fund I, solicit potential investors for PE Fund II without ABC Capital being required to register as a broker-dealer? (Editors note: A more complete response to this month’s challenge, which addresses deal fees and...

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Background: Following receipt of feedback on its January 2013 consultation on corporate governance for the financial services industry, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (“CIMA”) has proposed a Statement of Guidance on Corporate Governance specifically for Mutual Funds (“SOG-MF”). The SOG-MF provides for the first time in the Cayman Islands bespoke guidance on corporate governance standards specifically for the mutual funds industry. The SOG-MF will extend not only to licenced funds, but also to Cayman registered and administered funds (“Funds”). The proposed...

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