Our lawyers have extensive experience in legal support of creating venture capital funds in various legal forms and jurisdictions: investment partnership (Russia), limited partnership, segregated portfolio company, etc.
Russian Venture Company (RVC)
Creation of the investment fund «Youth Business Initiative» in the form of an investment partnership (elaboration of all the documents for the establishment of a legal entity that will act as a managing partner of the fund, preparation, approval and organization of notarization of the investment partnership agreement)
Creation of the «New Industry» investment fund in the form of an investment partnership (elaboration of an investment partnership agreement, ensuring coordination of its terms between four companies with government as a shareholder, organization of notarization)
Advising on legal matters concerning the functioning of investment partnerships, proposing amendments to the investment partnership agreement, participating in the approval of those amendments, advising on the terms of transactions permissible by virtue of the provisions of the investment partnership agreement
• Legal structuring of funds, choice of jurisdiction, legal form and corporate structure of the fund
• Tax structuring of funds, issues related to application of Russian and foreign CFC rules, developing tax accounting policy
• Creating Russian and foreign investment funds on a turnkey basis, including preparation of necessary documents, assistance in choosing the administrator and, if necessary, management company
• Onboarding assistance with fund investors, including KYC issues
• Preparing legal opinions on fund's operations and on regulatory issues
• Preparation of the shareholders' agreement of the fund's management company