Compliance Background Checks in Japanese Private Equity: Emerging Trends and Practical Considerations

Compliance Background Checks in Japanese Private Equity: Emerging Trends and Practical Considerations

Executive Summary Japan’s private equity market is undergoing rapid expansion. Fund sizes are increasing, driven in part by rising commitments from overseas investors. At many Japanese private equity firms, assets under management have grown significantly, sometimes...
Mandatory Evolution: Crypto Risk Management in the New World of Digital Assets

Mandatory Evolution: Crypto Risk Management in the New World of Digital Assets

In October 2008, amidst the ruin of the Global Financial Crisis, someone using the name Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin Whitepaper, proposing a system for electronic transactions without the need for intermediaries such as banks. Since then, the crypto industry...