Equity funding is a widespread financing form that often accompanies the life cycle of innovative ventures from initial stages until maturity. From the perspective of investors, the event defining the success of an equity financing operation is the exit, which represents the moment when they...

The article provides a brief history of hedge fund adviser registration requirements under the Investment Advisers Act, an overview of the hedge fund adviser registration provision included in the Dodd-Frank Act, and a discussion of such provision's impact on private equity and venture capital funds