The Regs Summit


23 January 2024, London

Gathering Europe’s leading private fund regulatory and compliance experts


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The Drawdown, supported by Real Deals, will be hosting our inaugural The Regs Summit on the 23 January 2024 - a deep-dive into the regulatory and compliance regimes overseeing UK and European private fund markets.

This will be a full-day event focusing on the most exciting developments, emerging legal loopholes and pressing issues in Europe’s private markets. Regulatory and compliance fields have been pulled into focus, with compliance strategies in the post-Brexit era, expansion of EU regulations, the technological future of compliance and the need for increased ESG alignment to be discussed, among a raft of engaging topics.

Inviting the finest legal, regulatory and compliance minds from the private fund investment community - The Drawdown is placing a spotlight on the importance of proper process and sound stewardship.



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Topics will include

  • UK post-Brexit - FCA advice / UK Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) / Consumer Duty
  • EU Reforms - ESMA and CSSF advice / AIFMD / Foreign Subsidies Directive / Fund domicile decisions: Luxembourg vs alternatives
  • ESG - SFDR vs SDR / ECT / Genuine vs greenwashing / Benchmarking
  • Operational considerations for compliance: balancing the size, scope and resource requirements of a regulatory and compliance team
  • Reporting requests - navigating the reporting requests from LPs and Regulators alike
  • Technological solutions creating efficiencies through AI, ML and automation

Why attend

  • Connect with high profile speakers and attendees
  • Uncover market trends and insights for 2024 - especially the reforms being made to the R&C of the private investment fields.
  • Engage with the Regulator’s developments both in the UK and EU where private investments have come under increased scrutiny - both market-imposed (institutional capital requirements) and governmental imposed (SFDR/AIFMD/REUL)
  • Address the complexities of navigating constantly shifting regulations (especially as EU regulations expand and UK regulations are reconsidered), and to mitigate against potential LR&C blindspots.
  • Learn from peers to create more robust, efficient and capable compliance teams.

Who attends?

  • General Counsels
  • Chief Operating Officers
  • Heads of Regulation and/or Compliance
  • Heads of Tax
  • Market Regulators
  • International Regulatory/Compliance Associations
  • Law firms / Lawyers
  • Consultants - Compliance/ESG/Debt/Tax/Audit
  • Technology and Data Service Providers
  • Fund Administrators
Book your place

The Regs Summit is an event for legal, regulatory and compliance minds from the private fund investment community (including COOs, GCs, heads of legal, tax and regulation/compliance, lawyers and service providers) to discuss the most exciting developments, emerging legal loopholes and pressing issues in Europe’s private markets.

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