At Aurum, we place your investment goals at the heart of our service. We recognise that each of our clients – whether they be funds, endowments, family investment offices, or individual investors – have unique aspirations and face unique challenges.
It is true that each investment journey is distinct, and our experienced lawyers are committed to providing personalised, strategic guidance that aligns with your specific objectives. With us you may rest assured that your team’s approach is always centred around your distinctive ambitions.
Our mission is ensuring that every aspect of your venture, from regulatory compliance to strategic exit planning, is managed with precision and aligned with your long-term goals. Our aim is to empower you with informed decisions, backed by our legal expertise and deep market insights.
We collaborate closely with our clients to develop strategies that are not only legally sound but also commercially viable. That’s how we don’t just mitigate risks; we strive to be instrumental in maximising your return on investment.
Selected services
Aurum’s private equity and investments practice offers a wide array of specialized services designed to cater to the unique needs of each client in the investment sector. Our multidisciplinary approach ensures comprehensive legal support that is both robust and strategically aligned with the commercial realities of the investment world:
- Designing private investment funds, including hedge funds and venture capital funds. Determining the appropriate legal form and jurisdiction for incorporation.
- Formation of investment funds.
- Regulatory compliance, filing for and obtaining licences and state authorisations.
- Development of the necessary internal policies, procedures and documents.
- Drafting and negotiating partnership agreements, LLC agreements, investment and other contracts.
- Legal advice and representation in VC and equity investment transactions, including the Seed round and rounds A, B, C and D.
- Structuring and advising on growth equity transactions, mezzanine, debt and convertible debt financings, co-investments, buyouts.
- Advising on exit planning, development of exit strategies.
- Drafting and negotiating investment instruments and transaction documents.
- Legal due diligence.
- Setting up cryptocurrency-focused investment funds, advising on compliance and regulatory matters.
- Structuring and facilitating off-the-counter (OTC) transactions.
- Legal advice and representation for investments in Web3 projects and crypto-focused companies, including private token sales, equity offerings, mixed financings.
- Advising on the participation in tokenization processes and the acquisition of tokenized assets or asset-based tokens.
- Compliance. AML/CTF, KYT checks and screenings.
Other details
We work closely with our clients to structure deals that optimize returns while mitigating risks. Delve into our selected cases, and informative publications, and discover the accolades that underscore our expertise in private equity and investment law.
Acted as lead counsel in the structuring of a $135 million financing facility for a layer-one blockchain network developer.
Structured a $20 million equity financing for an international group of companies headquartered in Switzerland.
Advised an international team of fund managers on establishing a $15 million closed-end fund, facilitated corporate formation, and secured the necessary licences and authorizations.
Acted as lead counsel to a blockchain data and mining centre operator in Oman in structuring and securing a $23 million equity and debt financing.
Structured a $1.5 million investment in heavy oil processing technology in Latin America, involving recognized international industry leaders.
Advised a development company on the arrangement and procurement of a $2 million convertible loan financing facility.
Structured a $2.8 million seed financing round for a Web3 startup in the form of combined equity and token offering.
Advised a private equity investor on a $3 million Series A equity investment in a startup. Conducted comprehensive due diligence, negotiated the transaction terms, and successfully recalculated and increased the client’s equity share.
Served as the legal advisor to a cryptocurrency exchange operator during their strategic M&A transaction, which involved structuring the sale of the business, transferring operations, user balances, and respective assets.
