McMahon Clarke Legal has developed a reputation Australia wide as specialists in providing legal services to the funds management and capital raising sectors, including:

• property funds (listed or unlisted)
   
• development funds
   
• equities funds
   
• fully managed strata titled projects
   
• agribusiness schemes
   
• financial services

We act for responsible entities and promoters of managed funds throughout Australia as well as stock brokers, capital raisers and other stakeholders in the financial services sector.

McMahon Clarke Legal knows exactly what it takes to identify an investment opportunity, launch it in the market place, raise the necessary debt and equity finance and remain focussed on ongoing management issues for the life of the investment. This experience means our advice is focused and commercial and we understand the day to day issues our clients face. 

Our key services

As specialist in the funds management sector we work in the following key areas:

• Fund structuring and establishment.
   
• Preparing regulated and wholesale offer documents.
   
• Listings on financial markets, rights issues and placements.
   
• Venture capital and private equity investments.
   
• Management rights and serviced strata schemes.
   
• Excluded offers.
   
• Compliance training.
   
• Documenting funding arrangements.

This undisputed depth of practice, clear thinking and our reputation for producing commercially appealing documents, sets us apart from the rest. Also, we take an active role in the capital raising and managed investments community, particularly in the area of education about legislative reform.

What our clients say about us

• "Extremely good knowledge and reputation in managed investments"
   
• "Know what they are talking about"
   
• "Technically on the ball and commercial as well"
   
• "Good knowledge of the industry and of the regulators"

Recent work

Click here for recent examples of our work in the funds management secctor.

Factsheets

Below is a selection of factsheets.  The list below is not exhaustive.  For more information you should contact a member of our Funds Management team.

Disclosure and structuring 

• Comparison—Registered funds and unregistered funds
• Comparison—Product disclosure statement and information memorandum

AFS licensing

• AFS licence requirements—Operating unregistered funds

Compliance

• Compliance committee member—Obligations, duties and liability

Our funds management team is leading the way in the Australian funds management sector with partners Andrew Shearer-Smith, Matthew Moses and Chris Mee responsible for building our team’s specialist reputation.

For more information on funds management, please contact Andrew, Matthew or Chris.