Aurum’s Capital Markets & Structured Finance practice advises issuers, arrangers, curators, service providers and other market participants on the structuring, establishment and launch of regulated financial products – in both traditional form and through technology-enabled issuance and operational models.
We support clients across leading international financial centres, bringing deep experience in cross-border structuring and transactions where legal enforceability, regulatory characterisation and operational execution must align, whether the instrument is an equity or debt security, a fund interest, a structured product, or a tokenized representation of a regulated financial instrument.
For each mandate, we help develop the go-to-market regulatory strategy, design and implement robust legal and corporate structures (including SPVs and segregated/compartmentalised arrangements where appropriate), and advise on regulatory perimeter, governance, distribution considerations and operational readiness. Where products rely on innovative infrastructure, such as blockchain rails, on-chain settlement mechanics, or curator- and vault-led operating models, we ensure the legal architecture remains institution-grade and execution-ready, supported by an end-to-end strategy spanning regulatory, legal, operational and technology implementation.
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We work closely with clients to structure products and transactions that are execution-ready, optimising commercial outcomes while managing regulatory, legal and operational risk. Explore our selected matters and useful publications that reflect our track record across capital markets and structured finance.
- Advised an investment fund operator on fund formation and regulatory setup, including investment management arrangements, investor terms, investment instruments and onboarding procedures. Designed and implemented the required corporate structure and entities, and supported the licensing/authorisation workstream.
- Advised an asset manager on selecting the optimal jurisdiction and regulatory framework for their intended activities, establishing the local corporate structure, obtaining required government authorisation, and implementing core compliance obligations and operational procedures.
- Advised an alternative investment manager on the end-to-end establishment of a cross-border fund platform, including manager and fund structuring, SPV stack, investor subscription documentation, investment instruments, AML/KYC onboarding flows, and compliance policies.
- Advised a crypto curator on a dedicated financial vehicle and operating framework for deployment of a blockchain-based vault with over US$100m in TVL, including curator activities and relationship with key stakeholders, including custody providers, institutional partners, exchanges.
- Led the corporate, regulatory and legal structuring for an on-chain tokenised index product. This included formation of a bankruptcy-remote structure, designing creation/redemption mechanics for index units, and drafting of the core documentation suite required for issuance, distribution and operations.
- Advised on corporate and regulatory structuring for a liquid tokenised asset management strategy delivered through a yield-bearing stablecoin, including preferred regulatory framing and positioning, product mechanics, and operational frameworks for compliant issuance and ongoing management.
- Advised the client on structuring a prediction markets platform focused on e-sports, delivering end-to-end regulatory and corporate structuring, entity formation, platform documentation, user-facing terms and risk disclosures, and compliance controls aligned to the proposed operating model.
- Advised a blockchain protocol operator on a transaction with a professional vault curator for a series of vault launches, drafting documentation to appropriately frame the platform role, allocate risk, limit the client exposure and liability through precise contractual positioning and disclaimers.
