Howard J. Beber is a partner in the Corporate Department and co-head of the Private Funds Group, which is recognized by Chambers Global, Chambers USA and US Legal 500. His practice focuses on representing private equity funds and institutional investors on a broad range of issues including fund formations, secondary transactions and portfolio investments.
Howard is actively involved in all stages of fund formation and fund sponsor representation, counseling on terms and marketing strategy, preparing offering documents, negotiating with placement agents, drafting partnership and general partner documents, negotiating with investors and providing advice on internal general partner and management company issues. His clients range from newly formed firms to a number of leading firms in the private equity industry. In addition, he routinely represents some of the most active institutional and fund-of-fund investors when investing in venture capital, buyout, real estate and other private investment funds, as well as co-investment transactions. Howard also represents institutional investors in connection with the acquisition and sale of partnership interests on the secondary market and has worked with several management teams on large spin-out transactions.
Howard has been an active member of the Private Investment Funds industry for many years. He is frequently invited to speak at major industry events and has authored numerous articles regarding managing and investing in private investment funds. Howard is a contributing author to “The Business of Venture Capital,” a leading book on the venture capital industry.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Howard J Beber
- Proposed Regulations Issued On Management Fee Waivers - (Posted On Sunday, July 26, 2015)
- SEC Issues Guidance on Personal Securities Transactions Reporting - (Posted On Saturday, July 11, 2015)
- Recommended Actions for Hedge Fund, Private Equity Fund and Other Private Fund Advisers To Prevent Possible Whistleblower Violations - (Posted On Wednesday, June 10, 2015)
- SEC Proposes Amendments to Form ADV and Performance Information Recordkeeping Requirements - (Posted On Sunday, May 24, 2015)
- FCA Imposes £17.6 Million Fine on Investment Adviser for Mismanagement of Conflicts of Interest - (Posted On Saturday, March 14, 2015)
- Agencies Release New Volcker Rule Guidance on the Ability of Non-U.S. Banks to Invest in Third-Party Covered Funds - (Posted On Friday, March 13, 2015)
- SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Brings the First Whistleblower Anti-Retaliation Case - (Posted On Tuesday, June 24, 2014)
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Announces Streamlined Commodity Pool Operator (CPO) Delegation Process - (Posted On Sunday, May 25, 2014)
- SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) to Conduct Cybersecurity Examinations of Registered Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers - (Posted On Wednesday, April 30, 2014)
- IRS Offers FATCA Relief, Extending Registration Deadline and Expanding Intergovernmental Agreement List - Internal Revenue Service, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act - (Posted On Friday, April 11, 2014)