
US sanctions have increasingly become an issue for private equity investors in the EU as well. The arm of U.S. law reaches very far here as well. Accordingly, investors often require fund managers to comply with U.S. law, especially the sanctions programmes of the U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC). PE Magazin author and POELLATH professional Daniel Wiedmann interviewed Francesca Guerrero from the Washington office of the US law firm Thompson Hine on this topic.
This interview was conducted during MUPET 2021. Learn more about Germany’s leading event for private equity professionals here.