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    VCOC: The Private Fund ERISA Escape Hatch

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    Explore how venture capital operating companies provide a critical exemption from ERISA regulations for private funds, allowing pension plan investments through strategic management rights arrangements.

    VCOC: The Private Fund ERISA Escape Hatch

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    The VCOC exemption is essentially the government acknowledging that venture capitalists are more like business operators than traditional money managers. If you want to avoid being treated as a plan asset manager, you need to show that you're actively involved in managing the businesses you invest in, not just passively providing capital.

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