Syndications & Private Investment Structures
Sponsors sell two things: the asset and the structure. The firm represents sponsors and owners in building the second — capital contribution structures, distribution waterfalls, governance controls, and the entity architecture that holds them — along with the compliance frameworks private investment structures increasingly require, including AML policies, OFAC protocols, and investor onboarding procedures. Securities counsel is coordinated where offerings require it; the structural and governance work is done here, completely.
Services
SIX ITEMS- Sponsor-side syndication entity and governance structuring
- Capital contribution structures, distribution mechanics, and promote provisions
- Operating agreements for investment vehicles and JV structures
- AML policies, OFAC compliance protocols, and investor onboarding frameworks
- Intercompany and management agreement structures
- Coordination with securities counsel on offering compliance
Representative Experience
TWO MATTERSAdvised sponsors and owners on capital contribution structures, distribution mechanics, and governance controls in real estate syndications.
Designed and implemented AML policies, OFAC compliance protocols, and investor onboarding frameworks for private fund structures.
Representative matters. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Process
FOUR STEPSStructure design
Vehicle, waterfall, and control architecture with the sponsor’s economics modeled.
Documentation
The complete governing instrument set.
Compliance framework
Onboarding, AML/OFAC, and operational policies.
Execution support
Investor admissions, amendments, and ongoing governance.
FAQs
THREE QUESTIONSDo you handle the securities offering itself?
The firm structures the vehicle and governance and coordinates with securities counsel on exemption and disclosure work — one integrated team, clear lanes.
What do institutional investors look for in the documents?
Clean waterfalls, real governance rights, separateness, and a sponsor who papers what was promised. The documents are diligence exhibits before they are anything else.
Why do private structures need AML/OFAC policies?
Because counterparties, banks, and increasingly regulators expect them — and because onboarding without a framework is where problems enter.