Investment Funds
The heart of the law firm’s practice is investment funds. We represent venture capital funds, private equity funds, hedge funds, and real estate funds, as well as LPs in each. We have formed hundreds of funds, of all different shapes and sizes. We have solid expertise forming and structuring master-feeder structures, including those with on-shore and off-shore feeders (we have partner law firms in all of the major tax havens); funds of funds; registered investment companies; and commodity pools. Our team will prepare the array of legal agreements necessary to raise and run a fund, including limited partnership/limited liability company agreements, subscription agreements, and investment management agreements, as well as private placement memoranda and marketing materials to market the fund. Whether your fund invests in public companies, other funds, private companies, or emerging industries such as the cannabis and blockchain/cryptocurrency industries, our team has the experience you need. Our attorneys stay up-to-date on the latest regulations and court decisions that affect funds and their general partners, managers, and advisors. We ensure compliance with SEC and other U.S. laws and regulations, allowing fund managers to focus on their investment strategy.
Fund formation and ongoing legal compliance for venture capital funds, private equity funds, hedge funds, and real estate funds
Limited Partner Representation
Investment Advisers and Exempt Reporting Advisers registration and ongoing compliance
Drafting and negotiation of Non-Disclosure Agreements, particularly for private equity funds
Preparation and negotiation of Side Letters, with particular expertise in negotiating with (or on behalf of) institutional investors
Advice relating to all aspects of securities laws and regulations applicable to investment funds
Serve as primary fund formation counsel for AngelList, a platform which facilitates venture capital investments (primarily) in early-stage companies via the formation of venture capital funds
Prepare formation and offering materials for Kubera Venture Capital, an early-stage venture investment firm
Prepare formation and offering materials for Block26, a hybrid of a VC fund and a hedge fund investing in digital assets
Structuring private fund for Avenify, a marketplace lending platform for income sharing agreements
U.S. legal counsel to Abakkus Growth Fund, a Category III Alternative Investment Fund registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India
U.S. legal counsel for TIW Private Equity, an India-based SME-focused, sector-agnostic buyout private equity fund
Represent Ingressive Capital, LP, a Silicon Valley-backed venture fund that invests in early-stage technology companies in Sub-Saharan Africa
Prepare formation and offering materials for BR11 in its launch of a tokenized investment fund deploying capital into growth-phase technology companies in Brazil
Represent Cliintel Capital Group, a Denver-based sponsor of several cannabis industry-focused venture capital funds
Prepared and negotiated formation documentation for numerous domestic investment funds
Prepared documents for Cayman and BVI master-feeder funds
Prepared and reviewed non-disclosure agreements on behalf of major private equity firms in the United States and Canada
Prepared finder’s fee agreements for private equity firms
Served as primary outside counsel to investor consortium; prepared and negotiated investment fund documentation, including private placement memorandum, limited partnership/liability company agreements, subscription agreements, and side letters
Reviewed and negotiated side letters and revisions to fund documentation from the perspective of limited partners
Represented FinTech company in formation of a fund for its customers
Represent Hippocrates Ventures, a physician-funded social impact venture capital fund focused on investing in digital therapeutics
Represent Bengal Capital, a venture capital firm investing in cannabis industries, in fund formation and making portfolio investments
Represent founder of The Raba Partnership, an investment firm focused on partnering with founders in emerging technology ecosystems across Africa
Represent Nameless Ventures, a Chicago-based early-stage investor
Prepare formation and offering materials for Bridgewater Asset Group, a VC fund investing in U.S. hotel assets
Formation of multiple special purpose vehicles for 8090 Venture Investments, LLC
Preparation of numerous venture partner and other personnel- and advisor-related agreements
Represent Hemisphere Ventures, an early-stage VC fund investing in pre-seed and seed technology companies