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David T. Jones is a partner in the Private Funds Group. He focuses on representing private equity funds and institutional investors in fund formations, fund investments and secondary transactions.

David is actively involved in all stages of fund formation and fund sponsor representation, counseling on terms and marketing strategy, negotiating with placement agents, drafting partnership and general partner documents, negotiating with investors and providing advice on internal general partner and management company issues. In addition, he routinely represents institutional and fund-of-fund investors when investing in venture capital, buyout, mezzanine and distressed debt funds.

On February 9, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed new rules and amendments to existing rules under the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940 that would have notable practical implications for private fund advisers, in many cases regardless of the adviser’s registration status. The Proposed Rules