John Heyde is the fund administration practice leader at Baker Tilly. With more than 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry, John leads the Baker Tilly private equity fund services platform (“PEFS”). He is responsible for the performance, growth, and strategic development of the PEFS practice. John has deep expertise within the alternative investments and real estate industry. His specialties include financial reporting, fund accounting, investor relations, internal control compliance and certification, the development of carried interest waterfall models and other complex fee calculations, and the implementation of private equity back-office best practices.

John Heyde is the fund administration practice leader at Baker Tilly.

Masters of Accounting
Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting
Baylor University (Waco, Texas)

Leader of a funds management group for an investment services company, overseeing a team of accounting professionals who were responsible for the financial reporting and investor relations of a multibillion dollar real estate development client

Instrumental in building out the fund administration platform for an investment services company, establishing best practices, policies and procedures which led to obtaining a SOC I Type 2 certification under SSAE 18

Led and managed multiple private equity client relationships throughout his career, collectively totaling more than five billion dollars in committed capital

Responsible for final review of quarterly and annual U.S. GAAP financial statements, including master-feeder structures, blocker corporations, parallel and co-investment vehicles, SPV entities and management companies 

Compiled and reviewed multibillion dollar real estate fund financial statements on a quarterly basis while always meeting or exceeding deadlines

Led firmwide training on the equity and fair value method of investment company accounting, as well as various footnote disclosures including ASC 820 and ASC 946

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)

Private Equity Fund Administration Services

Join Baker Tilly for our annual year-end webinar where we take a deep dive into the asset management industry, reviewing key topics from 2024 and looking ahead into 2025. This webinar will provide a high-level overview of key trends, developments and hot topics to consider when preparing for the new year.  Our specialists will be covering hot topics such as financial crimes, important tax updates and risk updates.  Learning objectives:   Asset management overview:   Review updates in private equity as well as mergers and acquisitions landscape  Tax updates  Discuss changes and outcomes from the presidential election   Understand effects of expiring previsions and proposed legislation  Cybersecurity   Review and understand the current trends and risks in the cybersecurity landscape that organizations face  Discuss of the current state of regulations and outlook for the future    Understand key action items that can be taken to reduce the cyber risks that your organization faces  Fund administration   Lessons learned from fund administrators   Updates and challenges from the back office   Review private fund rulings  Accounting and auditing  Review venture capital market and valuation trends from 2024 going into 2025  Understand status of the SEC’s Special-Purpose Broker-Dealers for the Custody of Digital Asset Securities and challenges of establishing a clearing brokerage  Analyze current state of the SEC’s custody exam option for satisfying the custody rule  Information about CPE eligibility  There are no prerequisites for this webinar, and advance preparation is not required. There is no cost to attend this webinar. A certificate of completion will be emailed to you four to six weeks after the event.  Level: Overview  CPE credit: One (1) hour total credit  Field of study: Specialized Knowledge  For more information regarding administrative policies such as complaint and refund policies, please email learning@bakertilly.com.  Baker Tilly is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: nasbaregistry.org. 

John Heyde

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Frisco, TX

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2024 Annual year-end asset management overview