塔扎为专业投资管理人和私募投资发起人提供全方位的基金设立咨询服务，涵盖基金及"上层"架构设计、费用与业绩分成机制实施、募集文件及其他营销材料起草、补充协议谈判等领域。在基金募集阶段及运营阶段，塔扎在监管合规与运营事务方面亦拥有丰富经验，包括《顾问法》注册与豁免申请、合规体系建立与年度审查、监管机构检查应对等。 塔扎系本所达拉斯办公室资深顾问律师，隶属基金设立与投资管理业务组，同时处理公司治理、资本市场与上市公司咨询、风险投资与成长资本等领域的复杂事务。
Taza’s sponsor clients include established and emerging private equity, hedge fund, venture capital, growth equity, credit and fund-of-funds sponsors. Additionally, Taza advises institutional “allocators” to funds, including endowments, governmental plans, family offices, fund-of-funds, and corporations on their private capital investment activity.
In addition to his investment management focus, Taza advises a range of public and private clients on complex corporate, M&A, securities and governance matters. The work includes transaction agreements, equity holder and operating agreements, financing arrangements (equity and debt), recapitalizations and incentive equity structures, as well as the drafting and advice on ‘34 Act filings (including Form 13D for active investors and Section 16 filings).
代表经验
- Represented Texas-based PE/growth equity sponsor raising first-time fund and establishing investment management platform ($250 million).
- Represented Houston-based hedge fund manager raising multiple private funds ($250 million).
- Provided ongoing corporate and operational support to Switzerland based institutional manager with a focus on publicly traded commodities.
- Spearheaded outsourced regulatory compliance oversight on retained basis for leading institutional investment managers in D.C. area, including guidance through SEC examinations.
- Provided corporate and diligence review to billion-dollar asset manager in private capital transactions across various private investment funds.
- Represented Texas-based wealth manager in sale of business to institutional asset manager.
- Represented Israeli based investment manager in formation of a Series Limited Partnership focused on club-style investments in Israeli start-ups.
- Led Spin-out of multi-billion-dollar investment advisory platform from established Dallas-based family office ($10 billion).
- Led Real-Estate acquisition of Dallas landmark hotel by private real estate investment firm.
- Representing Special Committee of the Board of Directors of public company in going-private transaction ($165 million).
- Representing mid-cap public company on a variety of SEC filing and general disclosure matters, Sarbanes-Oxley issues and other public securities and governance matters.
- Representing a large Texas based institutional shareholder on a variety of Section 16 filings and general disclosure matters.
- Represented the Conflicts Committee of a public company in connection with controlling limited partner taking the master limited partnership private.
- Represented a Dallas-based midstream energy master limited partnership in a strategic merger.
- Represented a Utah minerals focused start-up in a Series A equity financing at a $100 million valuation.
- Represented the sale of Texas-based end to end IT services company to UK buyer.
附属机构
- 德克萨斯州律师协会成员
- Secretary, Dallas Bar Association Securities Section
演讲和出版物
- Author, “SEC Proposes Amendments to 13(d) and 13(g) Reporting Requirements – Accelerates Filing Deadlines and Addresses Group Formation Activity” Legal News: Capital Markets & Public Company Advisory (February 16, 2022)
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