Alternative investment funds come in many shapes and sizes. They invest in a diverse range of asset classes and pursue a myriad of different investment strategies.
However, sufficient structural similarities exist between the different types of alternative investment funds (hedge funds, venture capital funds, buy-out funds, real estate funds and ever more esoteric vehicles) that a general description can be given of how they are established and operated. As a result of these similarities, regulatory responses to these vehicles tend to be similar in certain fundamental respects as well.
A Practitioner's Guide to Alternative Investment Funds offers, in an "asset class neutral" way, an examination of the fundamental structuring and operational issues that arise. The book addresses the range of structuring and investment issues that are associated with these funds in a jargon-free manner, and is illustrated with examples to enhance the practicality of the work.
About the Author
Timothy Spangler is a Partner in the Investment Funds Group at Berwin Leighton Paisner. Timothy speaks and writes regularly on issues related to investment funds and the alternative asset classes. He is a member of the Regulatory Committee of the City of London Law Society and the Private Investment Fund Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
Who Should Read This Book
· In-house Counsel and Compliance officers in investment management houses
· In-house Fund managers and distributors
· counsel and compliance officers life companies, insurers, banks and other financial institutions
· Financial services lawyers in practice
· Regulatory practitioners in accountancy firms
· Pension funds, charities and their advisers
· IFAs
· Custodians, administrators, prime brokers and counterparties to alternative funds
Why Read This Book
This title will present a comprehensive coverage of the law and regulation of alternative investment funds, including hedge funds, private equity funds and other unregulated collective investment schemes.
Despite the differences between asset classes, their similarities establish a meaningful common ground between them. The same fundamental issues are repeatedly addressed by structurers, promoter, managers and investors in hedge funds, private equity funds and real estate funds (among others), although they may be resolved in different ways.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Fundamental Concepts
Chapter 2 Dramatis Personae
Chapter 3 Asset Classes
Chapter 4 Structuring Alternatives
Chapter 5 Management & Advisory Relationships
Chapter 6 Marketing Alternatives Investment Funds
Chapter 7 Marketing in the United Kingdom
Chapter 8 Marketing in the USA
Chapter 9 Investment Process and Fund Governance
Chapter 10 Liquidity
Chapter 11 Fees
Chapter 12 Taxation Principles and Concepts
Chapter 13 UK Taxation Issues
Chapter 14 USA Taxation Issues
Chapter 15 Domestic and International Trends
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