The Standards Board for Alternative Investments and Morgan Lewis Announce a Global Partnership
The Standards Board for Alternative Investments (the SBAI), an active alliance of alternative investment managers and institutional investors and custodian of the Alternative Investment Standards, and Morgan Lewis, an award-winning, international law firm, today announced a global partnership to collaborate and bring professional training and development programmes to SBAI stakeholders and further strengthen their collaboration in advancing positive industry outcomes.
As part of the partnership, the SBAI and Morgan Lewis will host a series of masterclass events and educational workshops throughout Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia, focusing on regulatory considerations, compliance, due diligence, and other pertinent issues. The next masterclass will be an in-person event and is scheduled to take place in Toronto on 4th February 2025 focusing on global regulatory and compliance issues, as well as emerging trends affecting the industry. For more information, visit here.
Thomas Deinet, Executive Director, SBAI said: “We have collaborated with Morgan Lewis on several occasions in the past and are delighted to continue this relationship in a new format. Our partnership will provide an important platform for promoting robust industry guidance for the benefit of our stakeholders globally.”
“Morgan Lewis is thrilled to partner with the SBAI to help deepen and enhance the industry’s understanding of regulatory and compliance matters,” said Christine Lombardo, Co-Leader of the Morgan Lewis investment management regulatory practice. “Our firm’s global capabilities in nearly every major financial centre help us deliver market perspective and localised insights addressing unique challenges and opportunities facing the alternative investment industry.”
“We look forward to continuing our dynamic collaboration and to engaging with SBAI members on regulatory issues impacting the global alternative asset management industry,” said Christine Ayako Schleppegrell, Partner at Morgan Lewis.
The SBAI is an active alliance of over 150 alternative asset managers and over 100 institutional investors dedicated to advancing responsible practice, partnership, and knowledge. The SBAI advocates for an effective alternative investment ecosystem through robust standards and the exchange of ideas. For more information on the SBAI, please contact [email protected], visit the website www.sbai.org and connect on LinkedIn.
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