Significant Investor Visa

HS Consortium Balancing and Emerging Funds

Advising MARQ Private Funds on structuring and establishing the SIV-compliant HS Consortium Balancing and Emerging Funds which will invest in Australian commercial property and eligible third party funds or listed investment companies investing in emerging Australian ASX-listed companies, including advising on structuring, compliance with the SIV regime, establishing the funds, transaction documents, a bespoke investor redemption regime, offer disclosure documents, and verification.

Artesian Australian Corporate Bond Fund

Advising the responsible entity on establishing a multi-unit class fund to raise up to $500 million to invest in a diversified portfolio of liquid, fixed, and floating rate corporate bonds and other investments that satisfy the balancing investment stream under the SIV rules, including preparing the fund’s constitution, investment management agreement, PDS and information memorandum, plus advising on compliance with the new Attribution Managed Investment Trust regime.

Vasco Trustees

Advising Vasco on establishing and promoting multiple retail and wholesale funds across various sectors, including property, equities, alternative assets, and SIV offerings. Vasco is an independent professional investment management group providing fund establishment, trustee, and administration services to Australian and international investment managers.

Australia China Investment Fund

Advising the trustee, Vasco Investment Managers Limited, on establishing a fund focused on investment in Australian real estate and infrastructure assets, settling the fundraising disclosure document, and deploying capital to complying investments. The fund was established to comply with Australia’s SIV regime and involved creating two sub-funds for investment into the two compulsory investee categories required under that regime – emerging companies and balancing investments.

MARQ Private Funds

Lead adviser to MARQ, a specialist independent wholesale fund trustee, including structuring advice on multi-layered funds, establishing funds in different sectors, compliance with the SIV regime, preparing information memoranda for each fund, and conducting verification on the disclosure content.

Golden Age Australian SIV Fund 

Lead adviser to the trustee of this wholesale fund which is a complying vehicle for the SIV regime. The fund's sponsor and investment manager Golden Age Capital operates property, hospitality, international trade and funds management divisions in Melbourne, Sydney and Shanghai. As part of this project, we also established a sub-trust beneath the Golden Age Australian SIV Fund that facilitated investment into the emerging companies and balancing investment streams under the SIV rules.

ACIF Prosperity Fund 

Lead adviser to the trustee of this wholesale fund which is a complying vehicle for the SIV regime. As part of this project, we also established sub-trusts beneath the ACIF Prosperity Fund that facilitated investment into the emerging companies and balancing investment streams under the SIV rules.

Tribeca Emerging Companies Fund 

Advising the trustee in establishing a fund to attract investment under the SIV regime, including advising on the fund's constitution, investment management agreement and information memorandum.