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Fund formation and launch

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Fund formation and launch firms

32 FIRMS

ACA Group — Compliance advisory, managed services and regulatory authorisation supportACA GroupBuilds the compliance side of a launch, including FCA authorisation and ongoing compliance operations, regulatory filings and surveillance technology.Fund formation and launchManaged servicesAKJ — Hedge Fund PlatformAKJShared-cost hedge fund platform providing a regulated structure in Luxembourg, Malta or Cayman together with market access, trading connectivity and back office systems.Fund formation and launchManaged servicesFund administratorsAlpha FMC — Asset management operations and operating model consultingAlpha FMCConsultancy that designs and delivers the operating model, operations, data and regulatory build for asset and wealth managers and private markets firms.Fund formation and launchManaged servicesAnchin — Emerging Manager PlatformAnchinTax structuring, fund document review and referrals to lawyers and administrators before launch, then audit, tax and performance verification afterwards, with fees scaled to a small fund's budget.Fund formation and launchManaged servicesApex Group — Apex Managers (Emerging Asset Management)Apex GroupTurnkey hosted platform for emerging managers covering legal documents, domicile choice across Bermuda, Cayman and Delaware, administration and introductions to prime brokers and auditors.Fund formation and launchFund administratorsManaged servicesCarne Group — Fund governance and management company servicesCarne GroupThird-party governance and management company provider whose site advertises UK fund services and Cayman directorship services.Fund formation and launchManaged servicesCherry Bekaert — Emerging Manager ServicesCherry BekaertAccounting firm advising new managers on fund structuring, business set-up, investor due diligence readiness and early operations, stating support for more than 2,200 fund launches.Fund formation and launchManaged servicesCole-Frieman & Mallon LLP — Hedge Funds / investment management practiceCole-Frieman & Mallon LLPWest Coast boutique for startup and established hedge fund managers, noted for digital asset and cryptocurrency funds.Legal counselFund formation and launchDebevoise & Plimpton LLP — Funds/Investment ManagementDebevoise & Plimpton LLPPrivate fund formation and structuring, investor-side representation, continuation vehicles and funds regulatory work.Legal counselFund formation and launchDechert LLP — Private FundsDechert LLPFund formation across US, European and Asian jurisdictions, with the page stating clients run from first-time managers to some of the largest money managers.Legal counselFund formation and launchFoley Hoag LLP — Hedge Fund FormationFoley Hoag LLPHelps emerging managers launch a first fund and build the management company and compliance programme, and also acts for large established managers.Legal counselFund formation and launchFund Launch Partners — GP seeding and launch advisoryFund Launch PartnersBacks first and second-time managers raising $20m to $200m by matching the GP commitment and providing working capital plus advice on business systems and the fundraising process.Fund formation and launchCapital introductionKirkland & Ellis LLP — Investment FundsKirkland & Ellis LLPVery large fund formation and GP advisory practice, with over 620 dedicated funds attorneys and separate offerings for first-time sponsors and for institutional investors.Legal counselFund formation and launchLinear Investments — Hedge fund incubation and prime brokerageLinear InvestmentsFCA-regulated firm describing itself as a prime brokerage and hedge fund incubator, offering execution, custody and cash management to emerging managers.Fund formation and launchPrime brokers and custodyLowenstein Sandler LLP — Investment Management Group (including an Emerging Managers practice)Lowenstein Sandler LLPOver 100 lawyers on hedge, credit and private equity fund formation and adviser compliance, with a named Emerging Managers sub-practice for launches.Legal counselFund formation and launchMaples Group — Funds & Investment Management (legal services)Maples GroupOffshore and onshore fund counsel covering the whole life cycle of a fund, advising on British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg law.Fund formation and launchLegal counselManaged services+1McDermott Will & Schulte — Investment ManagementMcDermott Will & SchulteGlobal law firm with an investment management practice; the former Schulte Roth & Zabel web address now redirects to this firm's site.Fund formation and launchLegal counselMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP — Private Investment FundsMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPFund formation, separate accounts and adviser compliance, with the page saying it acts for hedge funds from startups to well established managers.Legal counselFund formation and launchOgier — Investment FundsOgierOffshore law firm advising on hedge fund and private equity fund formation across BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg law.Fund formation and launchLegal counselManaged servicesPaul Hastings LLP — Private Investment FundsPaul Hastings LLPOver 70 professionals advising sponsors and institutional limited partners on fund formation, adviser registration, subscription lines and ongoing compliance.Legal counselFund formation and launchProskauer Rose LLP — Private FundsProskauer Rose LLPMore than 275 lawyers covering fund formation plus secondaries, GP stakes, continuation funds and fund finance across buyout, credit and hedge strategies.Legal counselFund formation and launchRepool — Fund launch and administration platformRepoolPackaged launch service covering entity formation, fund documents, administration, compliance and digital investor onboarding for first-time hedge fund and digital asset managers.Fund formation and launchFund administratorsManaged servicesRiveles Wahab LLP — Riveles Law Group, the firm's hedge fund practiceRiveles Wahab LLPBoutique that launches small and emerging hedge funds on flat fees, covering offering documents, offshore entities and adviser registration; its page cites client funds of $1m to $300m.Legal counselFund formation and launchSadis & Goldberg LLP — Investment FundsSadis & Goldberg LLPBoutique financial services law firm that states it has created and launched more than 1,000 private funds, including digital asset and independent sponsor structures.Fund formation and launchLegal counselSeward & Kissel LLP — Investment ManagementSeward & Kissel LLPFund formation, tax structuring and regulatory counsel for launches, stating it acts for first-time and early-stage firms as well as multi-billion-dollar institutional managers.Fund formation and launchLegal counselSidley Austin LLP — Investment FundsSidley Austin LLPAbout 150 lawyers covering hedge fund formation, adviser and derivatives regulation, trading documentation and registered fund work.Legal counselFund formation and launchSimpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP — Private FundsSimpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPOrganises private equity, hedge, credit, real estate and infrastructure funds, with dedicated fund formation teams in 13 offices and a stated focus on large institutional sponsors.Fund formation and launchLegal counselSS&C Technologies — New and Emerging Hedge Fund Manager Solutions (GlobeOp)SS&C TechnologiesFront-to-back operational build for a new fund, covering NAV, middle office, investor services and regulatory filings on the administrator's technology.Fund formation and launchFund administratorsManaged servicesThe Funds Group — Fund formation consultancyThe Funds GroupFlat-fee fund formation service from a stated base of $15,000 covering offering documents, entity formation, regulatory filings and service provider coordination for hedge, crypto, credit and private equity funds.Fund formation and launchWalkers — Asset Management & Investment FundsWalkersOffshore law firm whose funds practice sets up and advises fund vehicles from offices in Bermuda, BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, Ireland, Jersey, Dubai, Hong Kong, London and Singapore.Fund formation and launchLegal counselManaged servicesWaystone — Fund governance and management company solutionsWaystoneHelps managers launch, operate and scale funds through management company and AIFM solutions, regulatory hosting, governance and its own umbrella fund platforms.Fund formation and launchManaged servicesFund administratorsWillkie Farr & Gallagher LLP — Private FundsWillkie Farr & Gallagher LLPFund formation, regulatory, tax and ERISA advice for sponsors, plus GP-led and LP secondary liquidity work.Legal counselFund formation and launch

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