Managing Associate - Private Investment Funds & Fund Formation

Watts & Associates Recruitment; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 310,000 - 390,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

401(k) retirement benefits

Paid time off and firm holidays

Parental and family-care benefits

Professional development and CLE

Job summary

Watts & Associates Recruitment represents a premier Am Law 100 platform seeking a Private Investment Funds/Fund Formation Managing Associate across multiple California offices including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Menlo Park, Irvine and more.

The role focuses on sophisticated private-fund formation and investment-management matters for sponsors, asset managers and institutional investors with direct access to partners and high-value clients. Strong drafting and multitasking skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Substantive investment funds and asset management experience required.
• Experience handling private fund formation for sophisticated clients.
• Strong drafting, analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Admission in CA/NY or eligibility to admission promptly is required.
• AND A, Hatch-Waxman or comparable life-sciences patent experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Advise sponsors and investment managers on fund formation, launches, closings and ongoing operations.
• Draft and negotiate partnership agreements, subscription materials, side letters and management-company documents.
• Support regulatory, compliance, governance and investor-relations matters across private and registered products.
• Work with sponsors, institutional investors and multidisciplinary teams on complex fund structures.
• Coordinate with attorneys and professionals across related practice areas and offices.

Skills

Fund formation experience

Investment-management matters

Drafting and negotiation

Client communication

Academic credentials

California/NY admission readiness

Life-sciences patent experience (AND A

Job description

Watts & Associates Recruitment represents a premier Am Law 100 platform seeking a Private Investment Funds/Fund Formation Managing Associate across multiple California offices including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Menlo Park, Irvine and more.

The role focuses on sophisticated private-fund formation and investment-management matters for sponsors, asset managers and institutional investors with direct access to partners and high-value clients. Strong drafting and multitasking skills are essential.