Advice for Fund Managers

Fund Management
& Syndicators

Comprehensive services for private equity fund managers. We help our clients optimize their fund management business, design proper corporate structures, maintain regulatory compliance, and communicate fund performance to investors. Beyond strategic asset acquisition and exit planning, we emphasize investor relationship development as the cornerstone for sustained success and future fund growth.

Private Equity Funds & Real Estate Syndications

We focus on 506(b) and 506(c) private placement offerings under Regulation D of the Securities Act. Primary business sectors of our clients include commercial and multi-family real estate, energy development, technology, and digital assets.

OFFERING DOCUMENTS: Full suite of offering documents for private placements of unregistered securities. These documents work together to provide investors with the right balance of fund structure, asset class overview, distinctive offering features, measured return projections, and risk factor disclosures. They are fashioned to be all at once informative and educational to investors, as well as protective to management from a compliance standpoint. Our offering documents are crafted in a straightforward, plain English way to help you achieve your capital raising goals.

FUND MANAGER PLAYBOOKS: Custom offering documents can set the stage for a successful capital raise. However, management’s execution is where the rubber meets the road. Our Fund Manager Playbooks are quick-reference guides that allow you to stay focused on asset acquisition, investor relationships, and driving returns. Management schedules, compliance calendars, best practices, and insightful overviews of important securities laws will allow you to maintain expert level familiarity with the nuances of every offering. The ability to efficiently distinguish between subtle differences when you manage a series of funds offers tremendous value to management.

SIDECAR INVESTMENTS: Sidecar vehicles allow for management to capture additional AUM for allocation to similar assets in certain circumstances. Sidecars can be a flexible tool to provide opportunities to specific investor participants, while also observing compliance with securities regulations.

  • “As a new fund manager, I had asset opportunities and a pool of willing investors for my first raise, but I was lacking management experience. Gemondo Law provided me a playbook based on my existing offering documents. This gave me a go-to reference point for fund mechanics, so I could keep my eye on the next deal.”

    Marc M.
    South Carolina

Feeder Vehicles: Thoughtful entity structuring using private partnerships can provide flexibility. Forward-thinking managers take the long view, building substantial contributory streams into a global fundraising strategy. Develop new relationships into lasting ones.

Corporate Structuring

STRATEGIC PLANNING OF ENTITY STRUCTURES: Planning and entity structure touch every aspect of your private offering. Often, there are multiple entities involved in private funds each serving a particular purpose, whether that means limiting liability, optimizing tax efficiencies, or maintaining proper silos for the various rights and obligations of all parties. This should not be an afterthought, as appropriate structuring can ultimately impact investor appetite for your fund.

Securities Compliance Services

SEC AND BLUE SKY FILINGS: Compliance is ubiquitous in the world of securities. Navigating the complexities of governmental regulatory agencies can be cumbersome for the uninitiated. We attend to all initial SEC filings, Blue Sky filings, and required renewals or updates due to any change in circumstances.

506(D) COMPLIANCE AND GP VETTING: In order for management to qualify for relevant safe harbors, proactive vetting is required for general partners and certain other parties to maintain compliance.

PITCH DECKS: Promotional tools for private fundraising efforts should be reviewed for legal compliance with relevant securities regulations.

SCDR REPOSITORIES: Stay organized and up-to-date with our Shared Compliance Document Repositories, where sensitive documents are centralized for your easy reference, and backed-up for purposes of business continuity and data recovery.

testimonials

Words From Clients

  • Timothy J. Kotzman
    CEO, Jubilee Family of Funds
    New York, NY

    “Chris is willing to do whatever it takes to get results for his clients. He routinely brings creative solutions and practical market assessment to our conversations.  Chris has helped me with a range of legal issues from launching private equity securities offerings, to regulatory compliance with the SEC, to large scale property transfers. I value his advice beyond just our attorney-client relationship, as he exhibits a genuine interest in the success of my businesses, my brands, and me.”

  • Jonathan Farmer
    President and CEO, Arsenal Resources
    Wexford, PA

    “Our company has worked with Chris for a number of years. As a PE-backed mineral developer, I can say that he delivers work product on time and on budget. In the PE world, time is always of the essence, and price points always matter. His firm is sensitive to both, yet continually provides the highest level of service. He makes his clients feel like they are a priority. That’s why he won our business.”

  • Brian Pitell
    Founder, BPG Planning
    Sewickley, PA

    “I can speak to Chris’s character of integrity and perseverance. I endorse him as a reliable and trustworthy advisor for anyone looking to build their business. He is an entrepreneur himself, so his firm is a natural fit for self-starters in the fund management and syndication space.”

Contact Info

Contact us to schedule a free consultation. Our time is reserved for an exclusive group of clients who share our values. 

FIRM VALUES

  • Focus on Relationships. 

    “Success is best when it’s shared.”― Howard Schultz

  • Attention to Detail. 

    “Attention to detail cannot (and never is) added later.”― Marco Arment

  • Proactive Strategies for Long-Term Thinkers. 

    “If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.”― Yogi Berra

  • cmg@gemondolaw.com
  • 24 / 7 / 365
  • Pittsburgh, PA

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