Investment Funds

Practice Area

Investment Funds

As a specialist legal adviser to the funds industry, we provide clients with expert knowledge of fund structures in all the main onshore and offshore fund jurisdictions.


Types of funds Structuring

  • Private equity funds
  • Real estate funds
  • Infrastructure funds
  • Retail funds (inc UCITS)
  • Regulated non-retail funds
  • Closed ended funds
  • Exchange traded funds

How we can help

  • drafting and negotiating prime brokerage and securities lending agreements
  • structuring of hybrid hedge/private equity funds
  • obtaining necessary authorisations from regulators
  • authorisation and registration of management companies
  • advice on fund marketing materials
  • new fund structures ranging from single strategy to umbrella and master-feeder structures
  • full fund formation services including drafting of all agreements
  • restructuring of existing fund structures
  • hedge fund administration and custody
  • fund distribution
  • fund redomiciliation
  • passporting issues
  • dealing with distressed fund issues and fund closures
  • advising on fund listings on worldwide stock exchanges