HEDGE FUNDS II - DRAFTING AND NEGOTIATING AGREEMENTS (2) (BUS 715)

Professor Catherine Napolitano

This course will analyze all of the various types of agreements and documents required by, and entered into by, hedge funds on a global basis regarding their formation, registration, disclosure requirements and obligations, and trading strategies. These agreements and documents include private offering memoranda, subscription agreements, operating and formation agreements (such as limited partnership agreements and limited liability corporation agreements), side letters, interpretive notice requests filed with the various regulatory agencies, and the various Industry customer and Clearing Agreements relating to their underlying investments and trading strategies. Prerequisite: Hedge Funds – Their Regulation and Structure. (Open to LL.M. Students Only)