Investment Management Consultancy

GLS provides effective and efficient investment management legal counsel to investment firms, buyers and sellers of asset management businesses, investment advisors, hedge funds, private equity funds, real estate funds, venture capital, broker-dealers, family offices, insurance companies and financial institutions.

We offer comprehensive advice on various investment matters, including:

• Acquisitions and other corporate transactions;

• Organization and operation of investors, including entity and branch office organization, joint venture partnerships, private funds and management companies;
• Industry regulatory, antitrust, security and stock exchange requirements;
• Foreign investor activity regulations; 
• Investment contract for providing incentives and tax benefits;

• Representing clients in their interaction with the governmental and regulatory agencies;

• Commercial transactions: advising on taxation, customs rules, finance, land, environment and employment matters, trademark and IP issues, etc.;

• Evaluation partners; performing detailed examination of companies, business and assets;

• Private placement and offering issues, including requirements of a state regulatory organization and for state filing documents;

• Investor relations issues, including reporting to investors, rules for conveying and conducting company meetings, execution of minutes, proxy voting, confidentiality requirements, and investor disputes;
• Privacy and anti-money-laundering issues;
• Investment management agreements: compensation, profit-sharing and incentive fees;
• Enforcement of securities and related litigation;

• Regulation of a broker-dealer organization, including trading accounts, custody and protection of client accounts, trading conflicts and policies, proxy voting requirements, privacy of client financial information, and record-keeping requirements.

Our participation in various business industry coupled with our large network uniquely positions us to provide not only legal guidance, but also offer practical business advises to our clients and business brokerage services, along with finding and offering suitable assets for acquisition and potential purchasers for selling assets and investments. 

We provide domestic clients with advice on and assistance in carrying out and fulfilling all procedures for overseas investments under the law of the countries where the overseas investments are implemented, including cross-border and compliance issues.

With experienced lawyers from our international network, we can offer a global or local solution as you require, including advice on the impact of extra-territorial rules in each jurisdiction.