Built for Fund Sponsors

We help fund sponsors and asset managers launch, scale and manage private funds and other investment funds with practical, market-calibrated advice from day one. Our team advises on fund formation, designing structures, terms and documentation that align with your strategy, investor base and timeline as part of an integrated practice that supports you across the full fund lifecycle.

We integrate formation, regulatory, tax and transactional support so you can move quickly and keep momentum with fund management and investor relations. With a U.S. focus and the ability to coordinate international elements, we position investment funds to raise capital efficiently and operate with confidence. If you are preparing to raise your next fund, we’re ready to help you set terms, execute cleanly and build durable relationships with investors. We’ll help you design a launch and fundraising process, and a platform, that supports performance, resilience, and growth from first close through exit.

Formation and Launch Services

Our launch work includes:

• Vehicle structuring across strategies: private equity, venture, growth, credit, real estate, infrastructure, insurance-dedicated, and hedge strategies, plus continuation and co-investment programs.
• Manager platform setup: GP and management company formation, carried interest and employee participation plans, GP commitment mechanics.
• Core fund documents and terms: LPA/LLCAs, PPMs, side letters and MFN processes, subscription and closings, targeted tax and ERISA analysis, investor onboarding (KYC/AML).
• Regulatory considerations in design and marketing: Investment Advisers Act and Investment Company Act issues, placement arrangements, and blue-sky coordination.
• Market insights for fundraising: data-driven, current-market input to help negotiate terms with institutional investors.

Full Lifecycle Support

After the first close, we stay close. We support:

• Regulatory compliance and exams: policies, controls, disclosures, mock exams, and responses to SEC examinations and, if needed, enforcement inquiries.
• Conflicts and investor alignment: co-investments, affiliated transactions, valuation and allocation, and portfolio company eligibility determinations.
• Financial crimes and sanctions: AML/KYC frameworks, sanctions screening, and negotiation of investor and lender provisions.
• Secondaries and liquidity solutions: continuation funds, preferred equity, structured and synthetic deals, NAV facilities, and LP portfolio sales.
• Sponsor strategy and governance: GP stakes, spin-outs, joint ventures, succession planning, and other strategic initiatives.

Investor-Side Fund Review

We work with institutional investors to deploy capital with clarity and speed. Our team reviews and negotiates fund terms across private equity, private credit, real estate, infrastructure, venture capital and hedge funds, calibrating asks to current market practice and the investor’s mandate. We focus on the provisions that move economics, governance, risk allocation and conflicts of interest, and we translate dense documents into clear positions you can act on.

Our team handles the full document set, from offering memoranda and other materials, to limited partnership agreements, subscription agreements and side letters. We build tailored, efficient review paths that analyze fund documentation and surface red flags and opportunities early. With deep visibility into investor protections and evolving sponsor positions, we benchmark terms, set negotiation strategy and secure practical outcomes. Beyond primaries, we support co-investments, secondaries, SMAs, anchor commitments and strategic partnerships with sponsors.

Investment Management Regulatory

We guide asset managers through the rules that matter to their business, from day-to-day compliance to exam and enforcement readiness. Our team advises registered investment advisers, private fund managers and institutional investors on the Advisers Act, the Investment Company Act and related federal and state securities laws. We help with SEC registration and reporting, including Forms ADV and PF and beneficial ownership filings, structure businesses to maintain compliance with applicable exemptions and regulatory frameworks, and design compliance programs that fit how you actually operate.

From preparation for SEC examinations to responses to inquiries and deficiency letters, we enhance policies, procedures and controls to address issues before they become problems. Our counsel covers custody rule requirements, marketing rule obligations, code of ethics administration and personal trading policies, valuation practices and disclosure obligations. When matters escalate, we manage subpoenas, Wells notices and investigations with the goal of resolving issues efficiently while protecting your business and investor relationships.

FINRA and Broker-Dealer Regulatory

Broker-dealers and investment professionals turn to us for advice on broker-dealer registration, new and continuing membership applications, supervision and compliance programs tailored to their business models. Our team navigates FINRA, SEC and state examinations, handles information requests and document responses, and defends clients in regulatory inquiries and enforcement actions.

Across sales practice issues, including suitability, supervision, advertising and marketing compliance, books and records requirements and best execution obligations, we implement practical controls and training that hold up under scrutiny. We also represent firms and registered representatives in FINRA arbitration and mediation, and in administrative actions brought by FINRA and state regulators. Throughout, our focus is on reducing regulatory risk, resolving matters efficiently and keeping day-to-day operations on track.