Major players in the global economy, sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) invest hundreds of billions around the world each year and—in the process—encounter myriad legal, tax, regulatory, and operational challenges. We represent nine of the top 20 SWFs globally, with trillions in combined assets under management, to help them overcome legal obstacles and attain business goals—from their most complex transactions to their day-to-day operations.
Our Global Sovereign Wealth Funds strategic initiative encompasses lawyers across the Middle East, Europe, the United States, and Asia who serve many of the largest and most active of these governmental and quasi-governmental investors globally. Our lawyers know we can best succeed for our SWF clients by gaining an intimate knowledge of each client’s distinct objectives, structures, cultures, jurisdictional requirements, and unique role in our global economy. Our firm’s industry-specific approach helps us guide SWFs as they seek to expand investments into a broader array of sectors.
We advise SWFs on the full range of issues they navigate in building and maintaining their diverse investment portfolios and transactions, including in the following areas:
Our experience counseling SWFs includes: