Private Equity and Fund Formation

Our private equity and fund formation practice is well versed in the legal needs of private equity companies, including M&A, transaction structuring, acquisition financing, debt financing, equity compensation and benefits, commercial contracting, intellectual property protection, commercial licensing and regulatory matters.

Summary

Private Equity

Our private equity experience, in collaboration with lawyers across our firm, is well versed in the legal needs of private equity companies, including M&A, transaction structuring, acquisition financing, debt financing, equity compensation and benefits, commercial contracting, intellectual property protection, commercial licensing and regulatory matters. We advise private equity firms through the full spectrum of transactions from initial investment through to exit.

Through our global experience and reach, we bring together strength in fund formation, private equity finance, M&A, and capital markets to advise private equity clients through a fund’s lifecycle. Our global platform and work on sophisticated cross-border transactions equip us to execute any transaction anywhere in the world. We understand how to navigate through complex global regulatory environments to help our clients get any deal done.

Fund Formation

gunnercooke’s lawyers handle both funds formation work and portfolio transactions, assisting clients in all aspects of investment fund formation, including the representation of sponsors forming new private investment vehicles and limited partners investing in funds.  

We have extensive experience in all aspects of investment fund formation, including the representation of sponsors in the formation of new private investment vehicles and the representation of limited partners investing in funds. We can meet the legal needs of investment fund sponsors, limited partners, and additional market participants such as placement agents.

Our fund formation expertise spans across advising venture capitalists, private equity firms, and hedge fund managers operating investment funds and representing other investment fund market participants—such as large corporations, foundations, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals—in a range of transactions, including limited partner commitments to investment funds.