Episode 20: Non-U.S. Fund Managers

If you’re a fund manager based outside the United States with no operations in the U.S., you may think American securities laws don’t extend to you. But if you’re seeking to raise capital from U.S. investors, you are wrong. As soon as you sell fund interests to even a single U.S. investor, you are selling securities in the United States (and you need to comply with the Securities Act), your fund is an investment company (and you need to comply with the Investment Company Act), and you – the manager – are acting as an investment adviser (and you need to comply with the Investment Advisers Act). If that sounds familiar, you’ve been listening to your Tokens of Wisdom! Back in episodes 1 and 2 we laid out the regulatory regime that applies to these businesses in the United States, and that same regime applies to non-U.S. based managers selling interests to U.S. investors. There are some key distinctions though, primarily in the Investment Advisers Act analysis, which we dig into today.Key Points From This Episode:Refresher on the “legislative triangle” from episode 1.The three levels of investment adviser regulation that might apply to your business: foreign private adviser exemption; private fund exemption; and investment adviser registration.How to determine which level applies to you.Disclaimer:This show is for informational purposes only. Nothing presented here constitutes legal advice. Tokens of Wisdom is produced by Dave Rothschild, partner at Cole-Frieman & Mallon LLP headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information, visit https://colefrieman.com/Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Dave Rothschild - https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidcrothschild/Cole-Frieman & Mallon LLP - https://colefrieman.com/Music by Joe Ginsberg - https://www.instagram.com/thejoeginsbergFor any questions or comments, email: [email protected]