Charltons has significant experience in advising hedge fund managers and promoters on the domicile, structuring and establishment of offshore hedge funds in a variety of jurisdictions including the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands and Bermuda. Our lawyers provide an insightful and highly personalised service, delivering high impact, smart and pragmatic advice.

We advise on all forms of hedge fund vehicles, including limited liability companies, umbrella funds, protected cell or segregated portfolio companies, limited liability partnerships and unit trusts. We also advise on a variety of hedge fund structures, including open-ended and closed-end funds, master / feeder structures, fund of funds and hedge funds.

Charltons has worked on offshore hedge funds across the full spectrum of asset classes, including listed stocks, fixed income and derivative securities, property, natural resources, private equity, venture capital, and distressed debt. We have also advised on a range of hedge fund strategies including long / short, arbitrage and socially responsible investing.

For offshore hedge funds being sold into the Hong Kong market, we will advise on the applicable regulatory framework and suggest structures, selling restrictions and other solutions that will enable offshore hedge funds and hedge fund managers to avoid SFO authorisation and prospectus registration. In the case of retail and other non-exempt hedge funds, we will assist with the application for authorisation of the hedge fund in Hong Kong under the SFO.

We have an in-depth understanding of the key legal and commercial points in the capital raising process and considerable experience in advising on fund terms and negotiations with anchor investors. We will prepare information memoranda and subscription agreements, draft and negotiate the investment management, custodian, administration and other service agreements, and prepare corporate resolutions and other launch documents. We will also engage and instruct offshore counsel and coordinate multi-jurisdictional legal advice to offer a single point of contact and integrated legal solutions to the client.