Practice

Investment Management

Focused Counsel in the Private Investment Fund Industry

Sheppard provides comprehensive counsel to funds, sponsors and investors across all structures and asset classes.
 
Our practical guidance is grounded in deep market knowledge and a focus on current terms and emerging industry trends.

Practical, Business-Driven Legal Support

Sheppard represents investment management clients across private equity, private credit, real estate, entertainment and film, venture capital, infrastructure and hedge funds. 

Our Investment Management lawyers serve the full spectrum of our clients’ needs, including:

Fund and separately managed account formation
Investments in private funds (primary and secondary)
Co-investments
Fund restructurings and reorganizations
Secondary transactions
Establishment and structuring of management companies, including:
Seeding arrangements
Carried interest structuring
Investment adviser mergers and acquisitions and adviser transitions
Internal governance and regulatory compliance counseling
Day-to-day operational support
 
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