Omoz Osayimwese

Omoz Osayimwese is a partner in the New York office, where he focuses his practice on the representation of sponsors and investors in the formation and structuring of private equity funds, hedge funds and hybrid funds. Omoz has extensive experience representing sponsors and investors on funds employing real estate, buyout, credit, distressed investment, activist, multi-strategy and long-short equity strategies. He also represents hedge fund managers and investors in the negotiation of seed capital transactions, and advises sponsors of private equity firms in the structuring of complex carry-sharing arrangements among principals and employees. Recent representations include institutional sponsors and boutique firms in the formation of private equity funds, hedge funds and hybrid funds; lead investors on their investments in private equity funds; hedge fund managers and investors in seed-capital arrangements; investment managers in joint venture arrangements; and investment managers and investors in the formation of special purpose acquisition and co-investment vehicles.

Omoz speaks regularly to investment managers about current developments relating to private investment funds. His speaking engagements have included “Investing in Financial Institutions” at SRZ’s 20th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, “Private Equity Funds: New Investor Demands” at SRZ’s Investment Management Hot Topics seminar, a roundtable discussion at the AIFEA meeting regarding investment adviser registration for private equity firm and the Hedgeworld Webinar “Emerging Managers: Raising a Hedge Fund in a Bear Market.” Omoz received his B.A., with highest honors, from Michigan State University and his J.D. from University of Michigan Law School.

Selected Representations

Represents institutional sponsors and boutique firms in the formation of hedge funds and private equity funds.

Represents lead investors in private equity funds and hedge fund managers and investors in seed-capital arrangements.

Represents investment managers in joint venture arrangements.

Represents investment managers in structuring complex carry-sharing arrangements and other incentive compensation schemes.

Represents investment managers and investors in the formation of special purpose acquisition vehicles and co-investment vehicles.

Selected Speaking Engagements

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• New York

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