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It's not all fame and fortune. Here's a peek behind the curtain. 👀 Incredible to see that musicians at the level of Boy & Bear, G Flip and The Cat Empire are receiving funding for their professional development. Creative industries need continuous support as our industries change due to climate change (e.g. festivals being cancelled in line with extreme weather events) and tech advancement (e.g. Spotify monopolizing income streams for itself, not the artists it's leeching off + the seemingly inherent risk AI poses to the idea of creating things). I'm happy to see artists financially supported! But it also actively speaks to the state of the industry in Australia. If you're wondering what you can do to support creators in Australia: 🎟️ Go see live music (buy gig tickets in advance to let promoters know you're interested!) 👕 Buy their merch (with streaming reducing the income of musicians, they are forced to go on tour to make money. touring is expensive + venues take huge cuts of live shows, merch helps artists at least break even) 🥰 Share the love! tell your friends about the artist you're listening to. Word of mouth is a great way to recommend music and other arts.

In light of a challenging fundraising market, North American sponsors are seeking to broaden their geographical investor base. Europe is a logical first port of call, with a flexible and diverse pool of allocators familiar with a variety of fund structures, but how can sponsors successfully unlock this European capital amid shifting regulatory developments and balancing operational burden and cost factors? On April 23, join Latham’s Oliver Prakash-Jenkins and Clare Scott, ELVINGER US’s Nicolas Fermaud, FundRock’s Arnaud Gérard, CFA, and Apex Group Ltd’s Marc van Rijckevorsel for a discussion on recent distribution and structuring experiences, including where in Europe to raise capital, which investors to target, and types of structures to consider. Register: https://lw.link/0qOHWf.

🚀📈 Turning 25 never looked so good! 🎉 Meet our East Capital New Europe fund! East Capital New Europe is emerging as the BEST performing fund in Sweden for the last 12 months with an impressive 45.3% performance! East Capital Baltic fund was launched in 1998 and is celebrating 25 years this year. It has had a nice performance over the years, and in 2002 it was the best fund of the year. Today this fund is called East Capital New Europe and has added Central Europe to its investment mandate. Great also to see that the 19-year-old East Capital Balkan fund is also a top performer - ranking number 5 with a performance of 38.4% Source: Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) https://lnkd.in/dUujmE4n #emergingeurope #marketingcommunication Investments involve some degree of risk. Past performance is no guarantee for future performance. Fund units may go up or down in value up and may be affected by changes in exchange rates. Investors may not get back the amount invested.”

In light of a challenging fundraising market, North American sponsors are seeking to broaden their geographical investor base. Europe is a logical first port of call, with a flexible and diverse pool of allocators familiar with a variety of fund structures, but how can sponsors successfully unlock this European capital amid shifting regulatory developments and balancing operational burden and cost factors? On April 23, join Latham’s Oliver Prakash-Jenkins and Clare Scott, ELVINGER US’s Nicolas Fermaud, FundRock's Arnaud Gérard, CFA, and Apex Group Ltd’s Marc van Rijckevorsel for a discussion on recent distribution and structuring experiences, including where in Europe to raise capital, which investors to target, and types of structures to consider. Register: https://lw.link/qH7WY2.

10 cohorts in, and the negotiations masterclass remains the most anticipated of our AAA programme events. 🚀 💡Here, the cohort puts their knowledge to the test and networks with their fellow cohort members by interacting with them one-on-one. 📑 Cohort members are required to read a case study and prepare to negotiate a deal either as a founder or investor prior to the masterclass. During the session, we divide them into small groups, wherein they negotiate the terms of the deal. 🫱🏾🫲🏾 After the negotiation, they score their agreement based on the qualities of the deal and whether they would do another deal with their counterpart. ⬇️ Here are some of the learnings shared during cohort 10's post-negotiation debrief. This cohort programme has been sponsored by the UK South Africa Tech Hub and Dutch Good Growth Fund (DGGF).

𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝗦𝗻𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗹𝗲𝘁? 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄! 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐔𝐒 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐓𝐰𝐨? 𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨-𝐭𝐡𝐞-𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐨𝐧 𝐔𝐒 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 (𝐞.𝐠., 𝐢𝐧 𝐌&𝐀 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬)? 𝐖𝐞'𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝! Loyens & Loeff New York regularly posts ‘Snippets’ on Pillar Two topics. We have compiled these Snippets into a booklet: "𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙏𝙬𝙤 𝙤𝙣 𝙐𝙎 𝙈𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙨”. Interested in receiving one of our booklets? https://lnkd.in/eWTyseqz PS: Our NYC Luxembourg fund formation team headed by Frank van Kuijk made a similar Snippet booklet focused on Luxembourg fund formation concepts relevant for US fund managers with plans to raise capital in Europe. You can request this booklet through the same link above.

🌍 Learn about European private capital markets and the challenges faced by non-EU funds looking to enter. Join JB Tanqueray, founder, and CEO of Dorhyan.eu, as he discusses: - His background and experience in the family office space. - The challenges of operating in Europe for US funds. - Regulatory hurdles and the appetite for non-EU funds. Watch the Full Conversation on Asset Class Plus: https://bit.ly/3UgSd3o

We were delighted to host a seminar in collaboration with Ogier on Cayman Islands and Luxembourg Parallel Funds: How to navigate structuring your next fund targeting European investors in this challenging fundraising environment’, featuring speakers Clare Chang, Femy Mouftaou, Anne-Gaelle Delabye, Kate Hodson and Derrick Chiu.   In recent years, we’ve been seeing increased interest from Asian managers in combined Cayman Islands and Luxembourg vehicles when targeting both EU and Asian (and potentially U.S) investors. Our whitepaper discusses the nature and benefits of parallel fund structures, explore key considerations when opting for such a structure, and examine Cayman and Luxembourg as jurisdictions of choice for parallel funds. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eW8_aNaF #oneiqeq #whitepaper #seminar #insights #apac #luxembourg #cayman #funds #development #investor #markettrends #assetmanager #opportunities

This new Investment Fund for Scotland from the British Business Bank opens up many opportunities for Scottish businesses. If you're an #eastlothian business looking for investment there are a range of options to consider. 👇 #investment #finance #funding

Join us for the Infrastructure Africa Business Forum next week where we will be discussing the continent's trade and infrastructure potential, and ways to unlock it. I will be participating in Breakaway Panel 1: The role of private capital in African projects and how to create more bankable projects. Southern African Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (SAVCA)Infrastructure Africa