Overview Recent Publications Investment Funds LEADERS Jennifer Bellah Maguire Los Angeles John Fadely Hong Kong Shukie Grossman New York Edward Sopher New York VIEW ALL PRACTICE MEMBERS VIEW ALL PRACTICE PUBLICATIONS VIEW ALL PRACTICES OVERVIEW The Investment Funds Practice Group specializes in the organization of private investment funds and the representation of fund management companies. Typically representing the general partner or manager, we also represent other key participants in private funds, including strategic, seed and other investors, funds of funds, gatekeepers and advisers, placement agents and co-investors. The Investment Funds group’s deep experience and broad market knowledge cover virtually all types of private investment funds and managed accounts across a wide range of formats and jurisdictions, including: Buyout and other private equity Mezzanine and credit Real estate Infrastructure Hedge Energy/oil & gas Funds of funds Secondary funds Co-investment Distressed investments Specialty strategy Our clients include newly established firms, independent and joint venture boutiques, multistrategy investment management firms, and divisions of insurance companies, investment banks and other financial institutions. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Chambers-recognized Investment Funds Practice is anchored in our New York and Los Angeles offices, and includes a sophisticated, diverse team operating across Gibson Dunn’s other U.S. offices, as well as our offices in London, Dubai and Hong Kong, where we have particular expertise in regionally focused funds. We offer significant resources to fund manager clients in a broad range of areas, including: Regulatory and compliance SEC enforcement Tax planning Internal partnership arrangements Management of ERISA plan assets Strategic investments Liquidity events for fund management firms Fund restructurings Fund level financings We have a leading practice in secondary sales of private equity fund interests, and we regularly represent several of the preeminent secondary funds. We also have significant experience in M&A transactions involving fund management companies. The group’s members work closely in conjunction with our practices in: Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions Real Estate Securities Enforcement Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Finance RECENT PUBLICATIONS Who’s Who Legal 2021 Guides Recognize Ten Gibson Dunn Partners -November 5, 2021 A.J. Frey, Former General Counsel of Greenspring Associates, Rejoins Gibson Dunn in D.C. -November 1, 2021 Who’s Who Legal 2021 Recognizes Gibson Dunn Partners in Thought Leaders – Mainland China & Hong Kong SAR -October 19, 2021 Seventeen Gibson Dunn Partners Recognized in Expert Guides’ Women in Business Law -October 7, 2021 SEC Announces First Enforcement Action Against Alternative Data Provider for Securities Fraud, Highlighting Regulatory Risks in Growing Industry -September 20, 2021 Outlook for private equity – challenges and opportunities -September 1, 2021 The Fashion Industry’s Challenges and Innovations in Sustainability -June 9, 2021 Gibson Dunn Recognized in Asset Management and Government & Public Affairs by China Business Law Journal -May 19, 2021 Urgent Clarification Sought by European Supervisory Authorities on the Application of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation -January 21, 2021 Gibson Dunn Ranked in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021 -January 15, 2021 Who’s Who Legal 2020 Guides Recognize 12 Gibson Dunn Partners -October 30, 2020 33 Gibson Dunn Partners Recognized in Banking, Finance and Transactional Expert Guide -October 7, 2020 Law360 Names Eight Gibson Dunn Partners as 2020 MVPs -October 5, 2020 Thirteen Gibson Dunn Partners Recognized in Expert Guides’ Women in Business Law -September 22, 2020 Gibson Dunn Adds Investment Funds Partner Roger Singer in New York -September 8, 2020 Dodd-Frank 2.0: Agencies Finalize Substantial Revisions to the Covered Funds Provisions of the Volcker Rule -July 7, 2020 Investor Communications by Private Equity and Real Estate Fund Managers in Light of COVID-19 -May 7, 2020 Tax implications of benchmark reform: UK tax authority weighs in -May 4, 2020 Pursuing Crisis-Related Investment Opportunities – Considerations for Private Equity Fund Managers -April 30, 2020 Operating Partners and/or Captive Consultants: Recent SEC Action and Six Takeaways -April 30, 2020 COVID-19: Fundraising Considerations for Private Investment Fund Sponsors -April 27, 2020 Gibson Dunn Earns 155 Rankings from Chambers Global 2020 -March 5, 2020 Changes to Marketing Alternative Investment Funds in the EU -February 24, 2020 Who’s Who Legal Recognizes 15 Gibson Dunn Partners in Litigation, Corporate Tax and Private Funds -January 30, 2020 Gibson Dunn Ranked in Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020 -January 21, 2020 Form ADV Amendments for Non-U.S. Sponsors in Light of Re-Registration Requirement under the Securities Investment Business Law of the Cayman Islands -January 9, 2020 Gibson Dunn Ranked in 2020 Chambers Asia Pacific -December 6, 2019 Chambers Alternative Funds 2019 Guide -November 6, 2019 SEC Issues New Guidance for Proxy Advisors and Investment Advisers Engaged in the Proxy Voting Process -August 23, 2019 Best Lawyers in France 2020 Recognizes 16 Gibson Dunn Attorneys -July 1, 2019 Gibson Dunn Ranked in Legal 500 EMEA 2019 -April 19, 2019 Gibson Dunn Ranked in 2019 Chambers Asia Pacific -November 29, 2018 Webcast: Spinning Out and Splitting Off – Navigating Complex Challenges in Corporate Separations -October 30, 2018 Who’s Who Legal Recognizes Twelve Gibson Dunn Partners -October 30, 2018 IRS Provides Much Needed Guidance on Opportunity Zones through Issuance of Proposed Regulations -October 22, 2018 SEC Warns Public Companies on Cyber-Fraud Controls -October 17, 2018 Financing Arrangements and Documentation: Considerations Ahead of Brexit -October 11, 2018 M&A Report – 2018 Mid-Year Activism Update -October 3, 2018 M&A Report – Fresenius Marks a Watershed Development in the Analysis of “Material Adverse Effect” Clauses -October 2, 2018 2018 Mid-Year Securities Enforcement Update -July 30, 2018 FinCEN Issues FAQs on Customer Due Diligence Regulation -April 23, 2018 M&A Report – AOL and Aruba Networks Continue Trend of Delaware Courts Deferring to Deal Price in Appraisal Actions -April 5, 2018 Compliance Reminders for Private Fund Advisers – 2018 -February 14, 2018 Public Company Virtual-Only Annual Meetings -January 1, 2018 Significant Amendments to Form ADV Go into Effect on October 1, 2017 -September 25, 2017 UK Private Fund Limited Partnerships -May 8, 2017 India – Legal and Regulatory Update (May 2017) -May 1, 2017 Reporting Requirements for Private Fund Advisers Under the Department of Treasury’s Benchmark Survey on Form SHC Due March 3, 2017 -February 17, 2017 Compliance Reminders for Private Fund Investors -February 3, 2017 India – Legal and Regulatory Update (January 2017) -January 19, 2017 Right Back Where We Started From? In Salman, the Supreme Court Clarifies the “Personal Benefit” Test but Otherwise Leaves Undisturbed Insider Trading Contours -December 7, 2016 Myanmar’s New Investment Law -October 27, 2016 China Begins Major Overhaul of its Foreign Investment Regulatory Regime -October 10, 2016 India – Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Update (October 2016) -October 3, 2016 SEC Proposes New Rule Requiring Registered Investment Advisers to Adopt Written Business Continuity and Transition Plans -July 6, 2016 Indian Government Amends Foreign Direct Investment Policy (July 2016) -July 1, 2016 Middle East Financial Services Hub – A Snapshot of the DIFC Landscape -June 6, 2016 Indonesia Update: New Negative Investment List -June 6, 2016 Proposed Anti-Money Laundering Rules Focus on Investment Advisers -April 5, 2016 2015 Year-End French Law Update -February 24, 2016 Advisers Act Compliance Reminders for Private Fund Advisers -February 24, 2016 President Obama Signs Appropriations Bill Exempting Non-U.S. Pension Funds from FIRPTA, Taxing REIT Spinoffs, and Making Other Important Changes to the Taxation of U.S. Real Property Investments by Non-U.S. Investors and the REIT Rules -December 29, 2015 H2 2015 – Six Areas of Focus for European Private Equity Firms -December 10, 2015 Indian Government Amends Foreign Direct Investment Policy (December 2015) -December 8, 2015 Amendment to France-Luxembourg Tax Treaty Will Not Tax the Sale of Companies Owning French Real Estate Before 2017 -November 23, 2015 Resolution Triumphs: Proposed U.S. TLAC and Long-Term Debt Requirements for G-SIBs -November 18, 2015 President Obama Signs Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, Sweeping Aside Rules That Have Governed Tax Audits of Partnerships Since 1982 -November 12, 2015 Webcast: Compliance Strategies for Private Real Estate Fund Managers -November 5, 2015 SEC Examinations of Private Investment Funds -October 29, 2015 Ownership and Control of Indian Insurance Companies with Foreign Investment -October 22, 2015 Legal Developments in India – 2015 Nine-Month Update -October 21, 2015 UK Public M&A – Navigating the UK Takeover Regime – Early Stage Considerations & Guidance for International Bidders -October 20, 2015 Bilateral and Multilateral Investments Treaties: What All Dealmakers Need to Know -September 25, 2015 The Heat is on: Update on Shareholder Activism in Germany -September 3, 2015 Stapled Considerations -September 2, 2015 FinCEN Proposes Regulations That Would Require AML Programs and Suspicious Activity Reporting for SEC Registered Investment Advisers -September 1, 2015 Mandatory Clearing Makes Its Way to Europe: European Commission Adopts New Rules Requiring Clearing for OTC Interest Rate Derivatives -August 19, 2015 M&A Report – 2015 Mid-Year Activism Update -August 10, 2015 The Saga Continues: The Northern District of Texas Weighs in on Price Impact Test for Class Certification Post-Halliburton II -July 29, 2015 Proposed IRS Regulations Target Management Fee Waivers and Other Partnership Interests Received for Services -July 28, 2015 2015 Mid-Year Securities Litigation Update -July 14, 2015 2015 Mid-Year Securities Enforcement Update -July 13, 2015 Potential Impacts for EB-5 Investments in the Real Estate Sector as September 30 Deadline for Reauthorization Approaches -June 17, 2015 SEC Proposes Significant Changes to Reporting Obligations for Investment Advisers -May 27, 2015 Indian Government Amends Foreign Direct Investment Policy for 2015 -May 15, 2015 U.S. SEC Adopts Final Rules Implementing “Regulation A+” Offering Exemption for Offerings of up to $50 Million -April 22, 2015 U.S. SEC Implements Dodd-Frank Act Title VII: Reporting and Public Dissemination Rules for Security-Based Swaps -April 8, 2015 New UAE Companies Law: 10 Things You Need to Know -April 7, 2015 U.S. Supreme Court Issues Long-Awaited Decision in Omnicare, Resolving Circuit Split Regarding Opinion Statement Liability under Section 11 of Securities Act of 1933 -March 25, 2015 M&A Report – Freeing Trapped Cash in Cross-Border Deals -March 16, 2015 Indian Government Permits 49% Foreign Investment in the Insurance Sector -March 11, 2015 Indian Government Permits 49% Foreign Investment in the Insurance Sector -March 11, 2015 Venezuela’s Currency Regulations May Violate Investment Treaty Protections -February 25, 2015 M&A Report – Governance Issues in Spin-Off Transactions -February 5, 2015 SEC Permits Five Business Day Issuer Tender Offers for Non-Convertible Debt including Non-Investment Grade Debt -February 3, 2015 M&A Report – 2014 Activism Update -January 30, 2015 2014 Year-End French Law Update -January 23, 2015 China Plans Major Overhaul of Its Foreign Investment Regulatory Regime -January 23, 2015 Creating a Clear Circuit Split, the Second Circuit Holds That Failure to Disclose Known Trends or Uncertainties Under Item 303 of Regulation S-K Creates Liability Under Section 10(b) -January 22, 2015 2014 Year-End Securities Enforcement Update -January 12, 2015 SITEMAP 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