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Josh Dambacher is a partner in the London office, where his practice focuses on corporate, securities and regulatory matters. He primarily represents institutional and entrepreneurial investment managers, financial services firms and private investment funds in all aspects of their business. Josh's experience includes structuring investment management firms, hedge funds, private equity funds, hybrid funds, UCITS funds and funds of funds; and structuring and negotiating seed and strategic investments. He also regularly advises investment management firms and their principals on US and UK regulatory compliance, acquisitions and reorganizations of investment management firms, and restructuring proprietary trading desks into independent investment management firms.
Josh previously led the US Financial Reforms Working Group for the Alternative Investment Management Association and is listed as a leading investment management attorney by Chambers UK and PLC Which Lawyer. Josh is recognised by Chambers UK interviewees as "pragmatic and commercial in his outlook" and "always reachable no matter what." He is also a frequent speaker and author on issues facing the investment management industry including, most recently, on the proposed EU Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers, alternative investment UCITS funds and the US Dodd-Frank Act. Josh holds a JD from the University of Michigan Law School and an MBA in finance from Purdue University, where he was Phi Beta Kappa.
Selected Representations
Investment manager, with over $12 billion in assets under management, in the global restructuring of its operations in Guernsey, the UK, the US and the Cayman Islands.
Investment manager, with over $14 billion in assets under management, in connection with the formation and launch of multiple private equity funds and managed accounts focusing on leveraged loans and mezzanine lending.
Investment manager, with over $26 billion in assets under management, in respect to the launch of a UCITS fund.
Investment manager, with over $4 billion in assets under management, in respect to the launch of a UCITS fund.
Entrepreneurial sponsor in launch of $1 billion multi-strategy hedge fund and negotiation of seed investments by a major financial institution and foundation.
Investment manager, with over $5 billion in assets under management, in respect to redomiciliation of funds to Ireland.
Investment manager, with over $15 billion in assets under management, with respect to compliance with US securities laws including the US Securities Act, the US Securities Exchange Act and the US Advisers Act.
Major investment bank launching a hedge fund platform from a proprietary trading desk.
Investment manager, with over $6 billion in assets under management, in the sale of minority interest of its investment management business.
Activist investment manager, with over $4 billion in assets under management, in connection with the structuring and formation of multiple single company acquisition vehicles.
Multiple hedge funds in negotiation of side letters with major investors.
Investment manager, with over $20 billion in assets under management, in the sale of 100% of its business.
Investment manager, with over $20 billion in assets under management, in the launch of a managed account platform.
Private equity funds in use of cross-fund financing through total return swaps.
Selected Publications
“Final Rules for the Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2010,” SRZ Client Memorandum, 8 Aug. 2011 (co-author)
“New FSA Policy on Prime Brokerage Client Assets,” SRZ Client Alert, 9 Nov. 2010 (co-author)
“Dodd-Frank Becomes Law: Key Issues for Private Fund Managers,” The Hedge Fund Journal, September 2010 (co-author)
“Proposed European Union Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers,” SRZ Client Memorandum, 15 July 2009
“UCITS and Hedge Funds: Fact, Fiction and the Real Opportunities,” The Hedge Fund Journal, April 2009 (co-author)
“FSA Clarifies Short Sale Disclosure Requirements,” SRZ Client Alert, 31 Oct. 2008 (co-author)
“FSA Clarifies Short Sale Prohibition and Disclosure Requirements,” SRZ Client Alert, 25 Sept. 2008 (co-author)
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Selected Speaking Engagements
“Relationships With Institutional Investors,” SRZ 21st Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, 18 Jan. 2012
“Dodd Frank and the SEC Supervision of UK-based Firms Panel,” ACA Compliance Regulatory Horizon 2012, 13 Oct. 2011, London
“The Evolving Shape of Management Business and Funds,” HFMWeek Legal Summit, 20 Sept. 2011, West Sussex
“Regulation Update,” Goldman Sachs Client Webcast, 7 July 2011
“Blurring the Lines – The Continuing Convergence Between Traditional and Alternative Investment Funds,” Irish Funds Industry Association’s Annual Global Investment Funds Conference, 2 June 2011, Dublin
“Regulatory Changes,” Bank of America Merrill Lynch COO Roundtable, 24 May 2011, London
“US Regulatory Issues for Non-US Managers,” SRZ Audio Conference Series, 20 April 2011
Stanford Resourcing Limited Hedge Fund Breakfast Forum, 19 April 2011, London
“Legal and Regulatory Developments,” Goldman Sachs European Hedge Fund Leadership Conference, 30 March 2011, London
“The European Perspective, Landscape and Market,” Maples Investment Funds Forum, 10 Feb. 2011, Cayman Islands
“What are the Major Differences Between the EU and US with Regards to Regulatory Policy?” Funds Summit, 24 Nov. 2010, Brussels
"Dodd-Frank for Non-US Managers," Goldman Sachs Client Event, 28 Sept. 2010, London
"Global Regulatory Developments," AIMA Annual Conference, AGM and 20th Anniversary Celebration, 23 Sept. 2010, London
"Global Regulatory Environment," Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Leadership Conference, 21 Sept. 2010, London
"International Regulatory Update," HFMWeek Legal Summit, 14 Sept. 2010, Sussex, UK
“SEC Registration for Non-US Managers,” Goldman Sachs Client Event, 7 Sept. 2010, London
“Impact on Non-US Managers of the Financial Reform Bill,” Goldman Sachs Client Webcast, 2 July 2010, London
“Regulation & Compliance Priorities for 2010,” IBC 9th Annual Hedge Fund Operations Conference, 8 June 2010, London
“The EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive: What Now?,” SRZ Audio Conference Series, 27 May 2010, London
“Accessing Complementary Distribution Channels for Alternative Investment Fund Managers Via UCITS,” Distribution of Alternative Funds Outside the United States, Carne Group/SRZ/Morgan Stanley Seminar, 18 March 2010, New York
“Current Terms: Hedge Funds,” IBA 11th Annual Private Investment Funds Conference, 8 March 2010, London
“New Legislative and Regulatory Initiatives,” SRZ 19th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, 14 Jan. 2010, New York
“EU Directive and Proposed SEC Registration,” Hedge Fund Leaders Conference, 1 Dec. 2009, London
“Alternative Investments in the Regulatory Spotlight,” ALFI European Alternative Investment Funds, 24 Nov. 2009, Luxembourg
“US Regulatory Developments for UK, European and Other Non-US Investment Managers,” SRZ Audio Conference Series, 20 Oct. 2009, London
“Comparing US and UK Regulatory,” FINRA US Securities Regulation Course, 14 Oct. 2009, London
“European Union Draft Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers — What US Managers Need to Know,” Bank of America Merrill Lynch Seminar, 17 Sept. 2009, New York
“EC Draft Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers — What You Need To Know, What You Need To Do,” Bank of America Merrill Lynch Seminar, 22 July 2009, London
“Accessing Complementary Distribution Channels Via Regulated Products Including UCITS for Alternative Managers,” Building a Sustainable Asset Management Business, Carne Group/SRZ/Morgan Stanley Seminar, 3 June 2009, London
“What Managers Need to Know About the New European Directive,” SRZ Audio Conference Series, 8 May 2009
“Publicly Offered Hedge Funds in Europe — New Possibilities for UCITS Products,” SRZ Audio Conference Series, 17 March 2009
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Memberships
Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA)
Previous Head of US Regulation Committee
Previous Head of US Financial Reforms Working Group
Other Distinctions
Named as a Leading Hedge Fund Lawyer in:
Chambers UK
PLC Cross-border Investment Funds Handbook
PLC Which Lawyer?
Bar Admissions
- New York
- Registered Foreign Lawyer (England & Wales)
Court Admissions
- Southern District, New York
- Eastern District, New York
Education
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University of Michigan Law School, J.D.
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Purdue University, M.B.A.
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University of Missouri, B.B.A., with distinction
Prior Experience
Shearman & Sterling LLP
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