Syndications & Private Investment Structures
The firm advises sponsors and owners on the entity, governance, and economic terms of real estate syndications and other private investment structures. The work includes capital commitments, distribution waterfalls, promote provisions, voting and management rights, transfer restrictions, investor admissions, and related management or intercompany arrangements.
The firm structures the entity, governance, and offering documents for private syndications and investment vehicles. Securities-law compliance, including offering exemptions and blue-sky filings, is coordinated with specialist securities counsel rather than handled directly. It also prepares operational compliance frameworks, including investor-onboarding, AML, and OFAC procedures, when appropriate to the structure.
Services
- 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
Advised 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
Structure 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
Do 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.