Michael Halford

May 31, 2024 | mondaq.com | Mandee Gruen |Michael Halford

Asset classes vary when it comes to setting and calculating hurdle rates, determining catch-up provisions, and starting successor funds. In Goodwin's Fund Terms Intelligence series, we highlight those differences by pulling from our proprietary fund terms database. Our data span a wide array of asset classes, such as private equity, real estate, venture capital, infrastructure, and credit. Below we've compiled four charts from the series.

May 29, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Mandee Gruen |Michael Halford

Asset classes vary when it comes to setting and calculating hurdle rates, determining catch-up provisions, and starting successor funds. In Goodwin’s Fund Terms Intelligence series, we highlight those differences by pulling from our proprietary fund terms database. Our data span a wide array of asset classes, such as private equity, real estate, venture capital, infrastructure, and credit. Below we’ve compiled four charts from the series.

Jul 21, 2023 | mondaq.com | Mandee Gruen |Michael Halford

Investors typically require fund managers to commit some of their own money to their funds to ensure that managers' interests are aligned with the interests of investors. But how much do managers need to commit? The fund manager's contribution has to be meaningful, but the definition of meaningful can vary depending on circumstances. Managers raising their first fund may contribute less than 1%, which is usually a significant amount for a manager that is just getting started.

Jul 20, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Mandee Gruen |Michael Halford

Investors typically require fund managers to commit some of their own money to their funds to ensure that managers’ interests are aligned with the interests of investors. But how much do managers need to commit? The fund manager’s contribution has to be meaningful, but the definition of meaningful can vary depending on circumstances. Managers raising their first fund may contribute less than 1%, which is usually a significant amount for a manager that is just getting started.

Jul 5, 2023 | goodwinlaw.com | Michael Halford

Global law firm Goodwin today announced that Krishna Skandakumar will join the firm’s Private Investment Funds practice as a partner, resident in the New York office.