Raise5 on Air – How Fund Formation is Reacting to World Turmoil

John Dado, Eric Doherty and Jimmy Matteucci on October 26, 2020

On Wednesday, September 30, 1:00 – 2:00 pm PDT Cooley fund formation attorneys John Dado, Eric Doherty and Jimmy Matteucci hosted an interactive discussion at the RAISE5 Conference that touched on a variety of current fund formation topics, including the pace and structure of fund formation activity in 2020, the current pipeline for additional formation activity, typical terms being offered to anchor investors, sponsors’ utilization of special purpose vehicles, the costs and benefits of rolling funds and the increasing viability of specialty funds focused on narrow investment sectors.

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Raise5 on Air – How Fund Formation is Reacting to World Turmoil

John Dado

Eric Doherty

Jimmy Matteucci

Posted by John Dado, Eric Doherty and Jimmy Matteucci

Raise5 on Air – How Fund Formation is Reacting to World Turmoil

John Dado

Eric Doherty

Jimmy Matteucci

Posted by John Dado, Eric Doherty and Jimmy Matteucci

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