Form Your Fund

As prior fund managers, we’ve been in your shoes. The regulatory landscape for hedge funds changes rapidly and we are focused on helping fund manager with all aspects of the formation, management and compliance with the applicable laws and regulations hedge fund managers face. We excel at helping you put your fund together properly and positioning yourself in the best way possible.

Whether this is a first time incubator fund or you are a seasoned hedge fund manager, we can make sure you comply with the law and have the very best legal resource for your hedge fund. Our services include:

  • Establishing newer or smaller sized hedge funds in jurisdictions where investment advisor registration is required (or an exemption must be obtained.)

  • Creating larger funds (over $150 million) requiring registration with the SEC as investment advisors

  • Drafting Limited Partnership Agreements, Private Placement Memorandums & Subscription Agreements

  • Review of marketing materials and pitch decks for proper risk factors / disclosure

  • Corporate governance, benefits plan changes and securities reporting

  • Creating hedge funds that are crypto currency focused including digital currency, digital assets, and digital exchanges.

SEC & State Compliance

Securities laws can be complex and time consuming. We make sure your offering documents, investor facing marketing and other key issues are well within the boundaries of the law. We help identify the most appropriate regulations and then file all the required documentation with the SEC and any applicable state regulators. Randall & Associates stays up to date with all the SEC and Blue-Sky registration and disclosure requirements so you don’t have to worry.

  • Preparing SEC FORM D and the applicable state securities “blue sky” filings

  • SEC and state registrations for investment advisers

  • CFTC registration for managers of hedge funds that utilize futures and forex funds

  • Rule 506(c) of Regulation D and the associated requirements for accredited investor verification.

  • Registration and submission of state Form D or other blue-sky filings through http://www.efdnasaa.org/

Hedge Fund Support

Our hedge fund lawyers help our fund manager clients to plan, design, value, negotiate, and consummate relationships with fund administrators, accountants, brokers and other related service providers. More specifically:

  • Advising on new rules and laws applicable to hedge funds and hedge fund managers

  • Structuring the fund and related provisions dealing with compensation, liquidity and valuations.

  • Structuring entities to limit liability

  • Advising on off-shore structures for non-U.S. and tax exempt investors in jurisdictions like Cayman Islands.

  • Corporate governance for the fund and management entities and ongoing SEC compliance and reporting