Whether we’re working with you on creating liquid or less liquid investment products, Alston & Bird’s attorneys apply the same principles: Using critical insights we’ve developed over decades representing both institutional and entrepreneurial fund managers, we approach your needs—no matter if you’re structuring and forming a fund, raising capital, or seeking regulatory or operational support—with an eye peeled for current market practices, emerging trends, and pragmatic innovation.
This approach allows us to comb through the complexities of fund documents, identifying critical legal issues and delivering solutions that align with the priorities of both sponsors and investors. It’s bolstered by our in-house teams with extensive experience in corporate, tax, ERISA, private equity, private credit, structured finance, venture, futures, derivatives, digital asses, real estate, and other types of financial services, along with our attorneys in white collar defense, government investigations, data privacy, and cybersecurity. It crosses all industries, and it’s asset-class agnostic, with solutions adjusted for both institutional and retail investors. We have worked with funds that invest in life settlements, mortgage servicing rights, data centers, collectible automobiles, and music rights to name just a few examples of the variety of alternative investment strategies employed by funds we have structured.
If your goals require a liquid investment structure, we’ll work with you to identify such options as hedge funds, commodity pools, and credit strategies tailored to periodic liquidity. If you’re able to tolerate a less liquid, long-term vehicle, we can help you form and manage private equity, venture capital, or real estate funds. And we can enhance the structural flexibility of your investment by helping you explore the secondaries marketplace. Our wealth of experience in the ’40 Act allows us to also work with fund managers that employ an alternative investment strategy but are interested in more public and retail distribution options.
Private Funds
When it comes to private funds, investors have many considerations—from liquidity to tax matters. Our lawyers can help you choose a structure and guide you through its life cycle, from formation to marketing and compliance. This is true regardless of asset class or if the fund—or your management—is based in the U.S. or if you’re operating in the primary or secondary investment market.
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Private Funds