Start-up private fund manager (venture capital-hedge-private equity) to well established alternative asset firms across SEC registered, exempt, segregated series, offshore master-feeder, fund of funds, ICAVs, manager of managers, single managed accounts, sub-advisors and spectrum of conventional to esoteric strategies. 

Notwithstanding most capital is allocated to large and well established asset management firms, new managers with pedigree can find fundraising success with many allocators. We help close the gap with the expertise and high level “collaborative” business support to align investor demands.

No one business model fits all, we focus on each client’s short and long term objectives to create a bespoke (not cookie cutter) fund formation, firm infrastructure and professional investor offering document portfolio tailored to target investors, portfolio strategy and business objectives. We rely on our in-depth experience, expertise and relationships within the alternative manager space across high net worth, family-office and institutional investors.

Pre-Launch – Start-Up or Established Infrastructure Framework Expertise

• Pre- launch start a hedge fund, fund formation and offering documentation.
• Advisory expertise (set-up, trading structures, counter-parties) implementation and management in contemplation of post-effective fund offering and marketing strategy.
• SEC registered or exempt investment or commodity trading adviser set-up, registration or infrastructure development.
• State and federal fund offering-marketing solicitation management(securities law expertise across blue-sky law, issuer-agent, state and federal exemptions and filings.
• Best practices, SEC ready or Benchmark Infrastructure expertise across front, middle and back office to support offering.
• Service provider set-up,  we leverage our resources and experience to curb client fixed costs and in-house resources across fund administrators, accountants, auditors, IT, custodians, prime brokers, introducing brokers, portfolio trading, risk management.

Why us

• Deep history working with new and established fund managers;
• We executed numerous trading advisory firms either on behalf of pioneer partners, executives or as a partner or executive;
• Boutique firm means viable solutions to problems;
• Professionals with extensive industry knowledge negotiating with complex investors, platforms, counter-parties, seed investors, sub-advisory relationships, and esoteric asset classes;
• Organizational guidance, execution or support to meet short and long term objectives with think out of the box products to meet investor demands;
• Our partners broad skill set, real world business experience and relationships facilitate for clients: (i) expansion of target investor base from high net worth, family office to institutional; (ii) separation from peers; and (ii) increase the likely-hood  of long-term business success;1
• Partner level professionals work closely with each client executive (not junior associates) to add value and make change happen.

Overview 

Whether its firm reorganization, augmentation or starting a fund for a new  strategy, we offer advisory collaborative support at a high level.  Substantial experience and expertise from industry veterans advising the spectrum of strategies (conventional to esoteric), investors and asset management firms of all shapes and sizes for over two decades. Our Clients gain the business value of their own pedigree and track record complemented by our partner level professionals (working in-house or as advisors) deep industry experience and fund manager relationships.

For a list of just some of the spectrum of strategies, pioneer portfolio managers and conventional to complex fund offerings from inception through growth we represent or represented, see Advisors  –  Selected Fund Manager Clients