Launching and managing a private fund is more than a regulatory exercise—it is about establishing a robust, investor-ready structure that inspires confidence and delivers long-term value. At Argentum Law, we combine deep knowledge of fund formation and governance with hands-on experience in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
We work with fund managers, institutional investors, and financial institutions to deliver seamless end-to-end legal solutions—ensuring compliance, operational efficiency, and alignment with investor expectations.
Strategic advice on selecting the optimal vehicle: open-ended and closed-ended funds, feeder and master-feeder structures, SPVs, and segregated portfolio companies.
Support with ADGM and DIFC approvals, licensing, and establishment.
Drafting and reviewing PPMs, subscription agreements, limited partnership agreements, and other key documents.
Structuring terms to balance investor interests, sponsor protection, and regulatory compliance.
Guidance on FSRA (ADGM) and DFSA (DIFC) frameworks.
Ongoing compliance support covering AML, KYC, and regulatory reporting.
Advice on governance, fiduciary duties, and best-practice board structures.
Investor onboarding, disclosures, and communications.
Negotiation of management, custodian, and administration agreements.
Cross-border legal support for transactions and investments.
Advising on fund amendments, restructurings, and secondary transactions.
Exit strategies, dispute resolution, and fund wind-downs.
Guidance on dissolution and investor distributions.
Specialist Counsel
Lawyers with proven expertise in fund structuring and operations.
Regulatory Depth
Clear navigation of ADGM and DIFC frameworks.
Investor Confidence
Legal strategies designed to attract and protect investors.
Seamless Compliance
Legal strategies designed to attract and protect investors.
Seamless Compliance
From formation to exit, we support the entire lifecycle.
Trusted by fund managers, investors, and financial institutions across the region and beyond.
A well-structured and compliant fund is the foundation of growth and investor trust. With Argentum Law, you gain not just legal support, but a strategic partner committed to your success.
We advise on all types of commercial transactions and provide all types of related legal services from simple red-flag review of vendor and customer contracts, to M&A due diligence, to drafting, negotiating and executing complex cross-border transactions from term sheet through to definitive agreements, and successfully and efficiently close deals within cost and time budgets.
Find out moreWe offer unparalleled access to top-tier advisers skilled in interfacing with C-suite corporate executives and high-level government officials, leading senior level ‘high stakes’ negotiations, structuring innovative deals, managing disputes and drafting, rolling out and monitoring compliance programs in a myriad of industries.
Find out moreJune 11, 2020
A reminder that in 2019 the UAE has instituted Economic Substance Regulations (UAE ESRs) that impose requirements on all UAE companies to report on compliance in 2020. Link to the UAE Ministry of Finance website in this regard: https://www.mof.gov.ae/en/StrategicPartnerships/Pages/ESR.aspx The purpose of the UAE ESRs is to bring the UAE in line with international efforts to clamp down on tax evasion.
May 28, 2020
Every contract represents a risk allocation – either pushing risks on to you, or pushing away risks to your counterparty. Getting this balance right is critical. At Argentum Law, we are obsessive about ensuring contracts are clear, to the point, represent industry and market practice and use simple plain English that absolutely everyone can understand. Ultimately this will allow for a healthy, fair and balanced allocation of risks that will allow you to quickly and comfortably run your business. This checklist of 30 points can be used quite powerfully as a gut check on risk exposure...
