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Everything You Need to Know About Hedge Funds

KL Gates Hosted Event
Date: 6 - 8 July 2021

Can't grow your hedge fund's assets fast enough? We've got some tips for you right here!

In this two-part webinar, Scott Peterman shares insights he has gained over the last 35 years about how to design investment vehicles and structures. He provides tools on how to evolve and accelerate the growth of a hedge fund, as well as actionable items and plans.

You can click below to watch the recordings of either sessions and learn more.

SESSION 1: BEST PRACTICES IN STRUCTURING YOUR HEDGE FUNDS

In Session 1, Best Practices in Structuring Your Hedge Fund, Scott covers the following topics:

  • Why are fund fees always going down? And is there anything I can do about it?
  • Are there different ways to structure management and performance fees?
  • Should I think about using tiered fees? What's the downside?
  • I keep hearing about fulcrum fees. What are they?
  • Should I be using Hong Kong's new limited partnership fund instead of a Cayman company fund or Hong Kong OFC? If so, how do capital accounts work? And how do they differ from equalization, series account, and individual investor series?
  • Pining away for Lone Pine?
  • Colonel Kurtz and "the horror, the horror" of using hurdles with HWMs.
  • Favored fund vehicles: LLCs and partnerships
  • Additional tips for raising capital

SESSION 2: HOW TO ATTRACT (INSTITUTIONAL) INVESTORS TO YOUR HEDGE FUND 

In Session 2, How to Attract (Institutional) Investors to Your Hedge Fund, Scott covers the following topics:

  • True or false: The best way to build assets is with a good track record
  • Oh, come on! No one really looks at or cares much about so-called good governance!
  • Performance fee recap and reboot. Got that. Now, tell me about FARs.
  • Don't let yourself be saddled by side letters. They've brought down more than one fund.
  • Anyone for SEC registration? Who doesn't like big tickets?
  • An investor asked me to set up a fund in Delaware
  • Are you error prone? Dealing with trade error policies
  • The Gates of Redemption? "Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate"
  • What do I have to notify investors about? And why?
  • Limiting the unlimited: indemnity, exculpation and release

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