PRIVATE
INVESTMENT FUNDS
Each private equity/venture capital investment presents unique opportunities and challenges. With extensive private equity and venture capital transactional experience, we take a practical and creative approach to structuring and completing each transaction, focusing on the solutions needed to help clients accomplish their goals. We also guide private equity/venture fund sponsors on compliance matters and with issues relating to the ongoing management and operations of their portfolio companies.
WHY US?
Fund Formation
We advise private investment fund sponsors and managers on various aspects of their businesses. We assist with formation and organization, as well as corporate governance and ongoing operational issues. We provide an insightful and highly-personalized service, delivering high impact, smart and practical advice.
We advise on all forms of fund vehicles, including limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships and unit trusts. We also advise on a variety of fund structures, including open-ended and closed-end funds, master/feeder structures and fund of funds.
As a Hong Kong law firm, we advise on the types of regulated activities that require licensing by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) under the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO) and related exemptions. We also assist fund managers in applying for SFC licenses and complying with on-going obligations as licensed corporations.
We advise our clients in relation to fund structure, formation, marketing, licensing and fund management, and suggest effective and practical steps and procedures for their business needs. We are also involved in coordinating relationships with various professional parties, including fund managers, custodians and offshore legal advisers.
We counsel clients on a broad range of issues, including:
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establishing a flexible and effective structure permitted under the applicable regulatory regime;
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(for Hong Kong-licensed activity) advising on the relevant licensing and marketing requirements governing the operations of investment funds in Hong Kong;
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advising on the major terms and conditions of the proposed fund structure;
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drafting the private placement memorandum, subscription agreement, management agreement and administrative agreement;
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structuring clients’ internal compensation and employee investment arrangements; and
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coordinating all relevant professional parties involved in the fund formation process.
WHY US?
Venture Capital & Private Equity
- Transactional
Each private equity/venture capital investment presents unique opportunities and challenges. With decades of private equity experience all over the world, CPC Legal takes a practical and creative approach to structuring and completing each transaction, focusing on the solutions needed to help clients accomplish their goals. We assist on the full spectrum of private transactions, ranging from seed-to-late-stage financings.
We regularly advise in connection with:
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venture capital
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private equity
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growth equity
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family office
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individual investors
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other investment vehicles
Our private funds practice is designed specifically for fund sponsors and the companies in which they invest. We fund sponsors on compliance matters and with the management and operations of their portfolio companies. We also advise on a board range of transaction work for private funds:
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M&A/ portfolio investments
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Equity financings
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Mezzanine financings
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Leveraged buyouts
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Recapitalizations
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Distressed investment scenarios
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Portfolio company management and representation
EXAMPLES OF
OUR WORK
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Advising on the formation of private equity and venture capital funds across a range of industries and jurisdictions;
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Representing institutional investors in negotiating subscription agreements and reviewing fund documentation;
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Assisting clients with the restructuring of underperforming funds;
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Advising funds on the acquisition and disposal of interests in portfolio companies; and
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Providing legal support for fund wind-downs, including asset liquidations and investor distributions.