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Funds: Private Equity, Hedge and All Core Structures

ISBN: 978-1-118-79040-3

February 2014

368 pages

Description

Investment funds are the driving force behind much global private economic development, and yet the world of investment funds can be complex and confusing.

Funds: Private Equity, Hedge and All Core Structures is a practical introductory guide to the legal and commercial context in which funds are raised and invest their money, with examinations of the tax and regulatory background, and an analysis of the key themes and trends that the funds industry face following the financial crisis. The book looks at asset classes, investor return models, the commercial and legal pressures driving different structures and key global jurisdictions for both fund establishment and making investments. It also contains a comprehensive analysis of fund managers, from remuneration, best practice through to regulation.

The book is written for readers from all backgrounds, from students or newcomers to the industry to experienced investors looking to branch out into alternative asset classes, or existing asset managers and their advisers wanting to know more about the structures elsewhere within the industry.

About the Author

Matthew Hudson is an entrepreneurial lawyer with over 25 years of Private Equity experience, both as a lawyer and as an investor. Matthew is a well-known industry figure and regularly speaks on new developments concerning the Private Equity industry.

Matthew has helped build and manage four of the major Private Equity law firms: 

  • Founder of MJ Hudson
  • Co-founded the Private Equity Group of SJ Berwin
  • Re-established the O'Melveny & Myers London office, and chaired the European Private Equity and M&A Practices
  • Created the Proskauer Rose, London office

Further, Matthew has also worked in three Private Equity houses:

  • Leveraged buy-outs for a group built within CSFB
  • Founded Far Blue Ventures, the Venture Capital house, backing IP spin-outs from universities
  • Coller Capital, the global Secondaries firm