Irwin’s experience includes the representation of:*

• a North America-focused, Small/Mid-Cap, Long-only, Value fund, with the restructuring of a master-feeder hedge fund to add a new share class

• an SEC-registered investment adviser with the restructuring of a master-feeder hedge fund to add a new share class

• a boutique alternative investment firm focused exclusively on the closed-end fund market, with restructuring a master-feeder hedge fund to add provisions for ERISA investors

• a large international family office in building out a U.S. private equity investment platform to invest in telecom-related assets and rollups, and related structuring and regulatory guidance to fit within SEC investment adviser registration exemptions as well as exemptions from CFIUS review

• a $275 million private equity fund formed to invest in various infrastructure and clean energy projects in Southeast Asia and other emerging markets
• a $250 million private equity fund formed by a family office to invest in high-growth potential healthcare companies across various lifecycle stages, particularly those in the neuro-musculoskeletal space
• a multi-billion dollar hedge fund manager in forming multiple onshore/offshore emerging market funds to make opportunistic event-driven investments in equity and debt securities in Latin America and other emerging markets
• a short-term high yield debt fund manager in a joint venture with a large international family office who provided seed capital and access to an international investor base
• a number of hedge fund managers in forming regionally focused funds to invest in India, Japan, Europe, Brazil, Argentina and elsewhere, as well as sector-focused funds investing in healthcare, telecom and media, food and beverage, REITs and real estate derivatives, precious metals, and energy and energy derivatives
• a multi-billion dollar hedge fund manager in forming multiple onshore/offshore master-feeder funds and separately managed accounts to invest in CLOs, CDOs, TRUPs, leveraged loans and other asset-backed securities and structured credits
• an U.K. manager in forming a $130 million special situations private equity fund focused on equity, debt and receivables of U.K. companies with £5 million to £100 million in annual turnover
• a retired hedge fund manager in forming his own single-family office investment platform and related estate planning work
• a mid-sized private equity style real estate fund formed to invest in multi-family, mixed-use and hospitality properties as well as historical tax credit opportunities
• a first-time private equity real estate fund formed to acquire limited-service hotels in select geographic markets, together with a joint venture between the sponsor and a family office to provide seed capital for the fund and a portion of the sponsor equity commitment
• a hybrid fund focused on equity and debt investments in companies engaged in real estate financing, auto-export financing and litigation funding
• a real estate private equity fund focused on distressed properties along the Gulf Coast
• an $140 million private equity continuation fund to hold cell tower properties and assets in India
• an $80 million art fund formed to invest primarily in modern and contemporary works of art and involving the founder of an internationally-renowned fine arts gallery
• a pledge fund formed to make early-stage venture investments in telecom, space and technology companies
• a targeted private equity fund of funds formed to invest in an underlying real estate private equity fund which makes equity investments in multi-family properties
• an Israeli venture capital fund formed to invest in late-stage technology companies and crypto assets
• a venture capital fund manager in forming multiple funds to invest in early-stage private companies and a limited number of other venture capital funds dedicated to early, mid and growth-stage companies