We advise on:
- EuVECA Funds for Non-EU Fund Managers. We specialise in helping non-EU fund managers access EU retail and institutional investors under the European Venture Capital Funds Regulation (EuVECA)
- Fund structuring and formation, including global advice on market terms, tax efficiency, and regulatory structuring and complianceCarried interest, management equity arrangements and other incentive structuring
- Investor preferences and negotiations
- Managed accounts, co-investments, pledge funds, fund-of-funds and other investment programmes
- Seeding and cornerstone arrangements
- Global marketing, distribution and marketing advice
- VC Co-Investment Structures. Co-investment opportunities in the venture capital space often face cost and timing constraints. We develop for the venture capital community cost- and time-efficient structuring solutions to effectively manage EU and US regulatory and marketing restrictions.
- US Tax Blockers for Non-US VC Funds. With non-US venture capital funds increasingly investing in US start-ups, we are probably the only investment funds practice specialising in structuring leveraged US blockers that seek to minimise the twin impacts of US taxes on returns and LS tax filing obligations for non-US investors.