Nicole M. Kuchera and Joseph M. Mannon, Vedder Price August 23, 2016 This article provides a simple three step guide to registration considerations for managers of various types of private fund vehicles, such as for hedge funds, fund of funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds, real estate funds and commodity pools. Registration considerations under both the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936, as amended (the “CEA”), and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), are outlined below. Registration considerations for non-U.S. jurisdictions are not addressed in this summary. The following discussion is provided as a…