Private Equity Fund Launch Considerations


Summary

This practice note aims to summarize the key items/issues that any new fund team hoping to raise private capital will need to consider as its members prepare to go to market. The fund's legal counsel will need to understand the potential issues around the management team, fund financials, fund documents, investor marketing, fund advisors and regulatory issues, due diligence, and policy and procedures for the fund. This practice note is not intended to be a definitive checklist of all legal, financial, tax, regulatory or commercial matters that will need to be addressed when establishing a new private investment fund—it is merely a high-level outline.