Offshore jurisdictions provide tax efficient solutions for sponsors seeking to raise capital from non-U.S. investors and tax-exempt U.S. investors. Our attorneys have substantial experience forming master-feeder, parallel and other offshore funds in the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands, and other offshore jurisdictions. Capital Fund Law Group advises emerging and established hedge fund managers on all aspects of fund formation and ongoing operations.
Our investment fund legal services include start-to-finish counsel with all aspects of launching a domestic or offshore hedge fund. Our offshore fund services include structuring the offering terms, working with offshore counsel to prepare the disclosure documents and agreements and required offshore formation and filing documents.
We have authored numerous industry publications, including eBooks, white papers, sample PPM document excerpts and blog posts dedicated to helping emerging managers understand various aspects of forming hedge funds and other alternative funds (scroll below to read or download). Our firm has been quoted on securities law topics in some of the nation’s leading financial publications, including Forbes, Entrepreneur, and Business. Capital Fund Law Group was recognized for its exceptional investment fund legal expertise by Wealth and Finance International Magazine’s Alternative Investment Awards in 2014 and 2015.
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Written by John S. Lore, Esq., managing partner and shareholder of Capital Fund Law Group, Forming & Operating a Hedge Fund is a brief guide for emerging fund managers. Click the button below to view and download the eBook on a mobile or desktop device.
This book provides a concise guide through the process of structuring, launching and raising capital for domestic and offshore hedge funds and other private investment funds. Throughout this book, we highlight pitfalls that fund sponsors should watch for and suggest best practices to safely and effectively navigate the process of forming and operating a fund.
READ NOWThis is a brief excerpt of a sample hedge fund Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) with footnoted explanations of the PPM provisions.
The PPM is based on a fictitious master-feeder hedge fund using a global fixed-income arbitrage strategy. The accompanying explanations discuss the reasons behind certain disclosure language as well as more detailed examination of certain fund topics and how they apply to the disclosure document.
The excerpt also provides drafting tips, best practices recommendations, potential pitfalls and common mistakes in hedge fund PPMs. The fictitious feeder fund XYZ, LP is a domestic feeder fund to a Cayman Island master fund. Although the XYZ Feeder Fund, LP specifically uses a fixed-income arbitrage strategy, the explanations provide information that should be helpful to fund managers using any strategy.
READ NOWEmerging hedge fund managers face a labyrinth of regulatory and tax considerations, investor reporting requirements, and business operation issues. Managers must also balance investor relationships, capital raising, developing their investment strategies, and a myriad of other roles. Operating a hedge fund entails significant legal exposure, with substantial liability for improper disclosure. Even inadvertent mistakes can lead to substantial personal liability.
The structure of a hedge fund is dependent on a number of tax, regulatory, and financial considerations. Fund structure is also driven in large part by the fund’s strategy, such as the degree of liquidity of the portfolio investments. The fund structure should be developed based on careful and thorough analysis with the assistance of an experienced fund attorney.
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