Investment Funds
Our Chambers Global-ranked Investment Funds practice represents over 1,400 investment managers across every major fund type and strategy, and in every conceivable asset class. We handle the formation and launch of over 400 funds annually for clients of every size, from emerging managers to multi-billion-dollar, multi-strategy institutions.
- Hedge
- Venture Capital
- Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets
- Tokenization, including Real-World Assets (RWAs)
- Real Estate
- Private Equity
- Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs)
- Closed-End, Open-End, and Hybrid Vehicles
- Quantitative and Algorithmic Strategies
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Prediction Market Trading and Investing
- Benefit Funds and Impact Funds
Venture Funds
Our Venture Funds practice offers clients an institutional quality alternative to large law firm venture practices. Our innovative, efficient and responsive team sets venture fund manager clients up for success. Managers seek us out to work on funds that invest in cryptocurrency issuers and blockchain technology because of our pioneering work with this asset class.
- Institutional Investors
- Fund of Funds
- Individual Investors
Other Investment Advisers and Other Services
Our clients include fund investors, private equity managers, traditional investment advisers, family offices, and broker-dealers.
- RIAs
- Broker-Dealers
- Compliance Programs/Regulatory Examinations
- Futures/Commodities
- ISDAs and Counterparty Documentation
- Loan Trading and Distressed Debt
- Transactions
- Employment and Severance Agreements
- ERISA
Corporate and Transactional
Our Corporate & Transactional practice helps established businesses, start-ups, and their investors examine and close complex business transactions. We advise clients on venture capital financing, equity issuances, digital asset issuances, and other corporate, finance, and commercial matters. Our clients include venture capital, growth equity investment firms, and corporate venturing groups in making investments in technology, clean energy, real estate development, and other emerging growth sectors.
- Transactions
- Corporate
- Corporate Governance
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Debt & Equity Finance
- Digital Assets & Emerging Technology Advisory
Intellectual Property
We provide individuals and businesses full-service, business-driven intellectual property (IP) counseling that evolves with the globally changing IP environment. From IP portfolio management to business advisory services, Cole-Frieman & Mallon helps clients manage their IP while developing practical and creative solutions to secure their property and information around the world.
Clients include businesses in the fields of crypto, blockchain, digital assets, emerging technology, software, Web 3.0, confections, food and beverage, home goods, beauty, cosmetics, wellness, private equity, venture capital, finance, cannabis, and many others.
- Full IP Counseling
- Trademarks
- Copyrights
- Patents
- Trade Secrets
- Digital Assets & Emerging Technologies
- Consumer Brand Development & Protection
- IP Enforcement & Defense
- IP Licensing & Agreements
- Domain Names, Apps & the Internet
- Unfair Competition
- Data Privacy
- Software & Licensing
- Cannabis
Highlights
- 01Largest hedge fund practice on the West Coast
- 02Over 1,400 investment manager clients
- 03Manage over 400 fund launches a year
- 04Private Funds - Hedge, VC, PE & Real Estate
- 05Manage fund launches in a wide variety of asset classes
- 06Extensive expertise in non-traditional asset classes
- 07Pioneering work with cryptocurrency managers
- 08Negotiate seed deals and strategic investments in private fund managers
- 09Negotiate purchase and sale agreements for fund managers
- 10SPVs
- 11Negotiate loan agreements for investment managers and for fund vehicles
- 12Negotiate ISDAs, Prime Brokerage Agreements, and other Counterparty documents, sometimes with over 20 counterparties
- 13SEC, CFTC and NFA regulatory matters and inquiries
- 14Structure compensation plans and advise on numerous employment matters
Clients
- 100 Acres Ventures, LLC
- 1kx Management Ltd.
- Anagram Asset Management, LLC
- Aptos Foundation
- ARK Investment Management, LLC
- Arrington Capital Investment Management, LLC
- Autonomous Capital Management LLC
- BFM Management LLC
- Bitwise Asset Management, Inc.
- Blockchain Capital, LLC
- BlockTower Capital Advisors LP
- Bullpen Management, LLC
- Cambrian Asset Management, Inc.
- Castle Analytics, LLC
- Clover Capital Advisors LLC
- CoinFund Management
- DBA Asset Management, LLC
- Deciens Capital
- Digital Wealth Partners LLC
- Distributed Global Manager LP
- DTG Capital Management LLC
- Eden Block LP
- EV3 Ventures LLC
- F7 Ventures LLC
- Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C.
- Fifth Era Partners LP
- Forest Road Asset Management, LLC
- Framework Ventures Management, LLC
- Galaxy Digital Capital Management LP
- GoMining IM (BVI) Ltd.
- Human Capital Investment Management LLC
- Hummingbird Ventures V US GP LLC
- Incision Capital Management LP
- Lemniscap Global Limited
- Lyell Wealth Management LP
- M Partners Capital LLC
- Manhattan Venture Holdings LLC
- Nantahala Capital Management, LLC
- Nishkama Capital LLC
- North Reef Capital Management LP
- Numerai
- Oncept Trading, LLC
- Ondo Capital Management LLC
- OP Crypto Capital Management Ltd.
- ParaFi Capital LP
- Parataxis Capital Management LLC
- Pegasus Tech Ventures, Inc.
- Polychain Capital LP
- Protocol VC LLC
- Remora Management, LLC
- Riptide Advisors LLC
- ROW Asset Management, LLC
- Sfermion Management, LLC
- SoMa Equity Partners, LP
- Tano Capital, LLC
- Trinity Alps Capital
- Triton Venture Capital LLC
- University of California
- Van Eck Associates Corporation
- ViciNFT Corporation
- Vigil Management, LLC
- Village Global Management, L.L.C.
- Walden Bridge Capital, LLC