Investment Funds

We advise the full spectrum of sponsor clients active in the private capital and mutual funds space, including those active in real estate, private equity (large cap, buyout, venture and growth), debt (direct lending, mezzanine and special situations), infrastructure and natural resources, venture capital and liquid funds (UCITS). We provide advice across a broad range of products, including closed-ended and open-ended funds, as well as evergreen and semi-liquid funds, which may be designed as flagship funds, bespoke solutions, fund of funds, access funds, co-investments and private wealth products.

In addition to our leading sponsor practice, we also have a strong and diverse investor and secondaries practice. We are experienced in the commercial, tax, legal, regulatory and logistical concerns that need to be addressed and balanced when investing in funds or transferring fund interests.

We excel in complex matters that combine intersecting skills with client needs, such as fund formation work for institutional and private wealth investors, including distribution advice, compliance and regulatory queries, AML and KYC compliance.

Thanks to the breadth of our practice, we possess deep market insights that enable us to advise clients beyond legal aspects, including market positioning, benchmarking rewards and competitor analysis.

Our expertise makes a difference across a variety of market segments and strategies, such as crypto assets, royalties, microfinance and many others.

Our global funds offering, unlike many of our competitors, includes expertise from dedicated funds specialists in other practice groups, such as our regulatory, tax, financing, employment and pensions teams. This full-service offering, combined with our focus on developing innovative technologies, enables us to advise on the structuring, formation, financing, taxation and regulation of alternative investment funds and their managers, ensuring we deliver commercial and practical solutions tailored to our clients' needs.