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Private Equity Fund Exposure and Protection is an authoritative, insiders perspective on the best practices for identifying and minimizing risks in private equity fund formations, portfolio company transactions, and M&A deals. Featuring partners and chairs from some of the nations leading law firms, these experts offer their insight into the risks private equity funds and fund managers face, the legal or contractual obligations of funds and managers with respect to these risks, and the measures that can be taken to reduce them. Discussing the ways in which the financial crisis has impacted the private equity industry, the authors offer their advice for assisting clients in limiting liability, performing thorough due diligence, making wise acquisitions, timing appropriate exits, and preventing losses during a distressed economic period. Additionally, these leaders speculate on the likelihood of increased government regulation in response to the economy and recent discoveries of fraud, advising on how these regulations may further affect private equity fund managers. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today, as these experienced lawyers offer up their thoughts around the keys to success within this increasingly regulated area of law.