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We are very pleased to announce that Henry Liu is joining our New York office today as a Finance Partner and as leader of the Financial Institutions & Infrastructure Teams for Greater China and Asia.

Henry has enormous reach within business, banking and government in China and is the former general counsel and director general at the China Securities Regulatory Commission.  Henry will provide valuable assistance to the Pillsbury Investment Funds group on the structuring of investment funds in China as well as the movement of capital from China into investment funds outside of China.

“Henry brings a unique combination of experience as a former high-level Chinese government official and as an extremely successful and well-connected attorney for our China practice,” said Pillsbury partner Jim Rishwain. “Henry is an incredibly rare find, as he can navigate the United States and Chinese business and legal landscapes with ease. Likewise, he has enormous reach within business, banking and government circles in Greater China and has earned the very highest reputation among his colleagues and peers. As a result, he will greatly enhance Pillsbury’s stature and presence in Asia – long a key market for our firm and our clients.”

Henry has also served international, Chinese and Asia Pacific clients ranging from Fortune 500 global firms to emerging companies and has been involved in most major types of cross-border corporate and financing transactions and regulatory matters involving Asia and China, across most major industry sectors, in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, banking and financing, corporate, private equity and investment funds, foreign direct investments, real estate, technology transfers and international trade. He has over his career been exposed to most industries and sectors, including financial services, manufacturing, real estate, transportation, energy, telecom and media, and sports and entertainment.  Henry was previously managing director of investment banking with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette/Credit Suisse First Boston in Hong Kong as well as the chair of a large international law firm’s China practice.

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The 18th Annual Global Hedge Fund Summit will be held in Bermuda on April 15-17, 2012.  Jay Gould will be speaking at this event on a panel entitled “The Crossroads of Law & Finance,” that will examine the investment world and its interaction with the ever-evolving legal landscape. 

For more information and to register, please visit www.marhedge.com or www.ii-alphahedge.com, or click here for information about a promotional discount for CHFA members.

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Date & Time
11/10/2011
12:30 pm – 7:00 pm PT

12:30 pm – 5:30 pm PT
Workshop
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm PT
Panel and Q&A
6:30 pm PT
Cocktails

Location
Pillsbury’s SF office
50 Fremont Street
San Francisco, CA 94105

Join us for an interactive, instructional workshop to learn step-by-step how to create unique and individualized marketing material to attract and engage investors and raise capital.

Who Should Attend:

  • Emerging Funds Managers
  • Established Funds Managers
  • Hedge Fund Marketers
  • Pre-Launch Managers
  • Fund of Funds Managers

This one day hedge fund marketing event will cover:

  • How to uncover or rebrand your fund identity
  • Defining your marketing message and how to tell it
  • Understanding who your potential investors are
  • How to avoid compliance pitfalls
  • Discovering opportunities that raise capital
  • What investors look for in marketing collateral

and much more…

Presented by
Maital S. Rasmussen,Founder & CEO, Rasmussen Communications, Inc.

Speakers
Ildiko Duckor

Guest Speakers
Rikke Jorgensen, Copywriter, Rasmussen Communications, Inc.
Seavan Sternheim, COO, CMO, QM Capital, LLC

Investor Panel and Q&A Session
Kermit Claytor, Fund of Funds Manager, Skyline Partners
Paul Perez, CFA, Springcreek Advisors, LLC
Ildiko Duckor, Counsel, Pillsbury
T. Jon Williams, Ph.D., CFA, South Avenue Investment Partners

Early Bird$675 for one participant
$975 for two participants
Early Registration ends October 27th, 2011

Regular Price$750 for one participant
$1,050 for two participants

To register, please visit Rasmussen Communications.

Event Contact
Jessica Slater

Sponsors
100 Women in Hedge Funds
California Hedge Fund Association
Rasmussen Communications

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Pillsbury named “best” law firm at HFM Week’s U.S. Hedge Fund Services Awards

New York—Premier hedge fund publication HFM Week honored Pillsbury with its “Best Onshore Law Firm – Client Service” award, at the magazine’s annual U.S. Hedge Fund Services Awards ceremony in New York. This marks the third consecutive year Pillsbury has both received the HFM Week client service recognition and been a “shortlist” finalist in multiple award categories. Established to recognize impressive revenue growth, innovation and customer satisfaction among funds and service professionals, the awards are determined by a panel of independent judges, comprised of industry experts. Jay B. Gould, leader of Pillsbury’s Investment Funds & Investment Management practice team, accepted the award on behalf of Pillsbury.

Pillsbury’s press release is available here.

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A MANAGERS-ONLY EVENT

RSVP NOW ! 

Thursday, October 27, 2011
3:30 – 4:00pm Registration
4:00 – 5:30pm Presentation
5:30 – 6:30pm Reception

Pillsbury’s San Francisco office
50 Fremont Street
San Francisco, CA 94105

How can hedge fund managers that seek more efficient methods for raising capital avail themselves of the public markets?

Now, many private fund managers are finding that a registered fund product can address the needs of certain investors, and with turnkey solutions available, the complexity that has traditionally been associated with registered funds may no longer be a deterrent.

Please join the California Hedge Fund Association, Pillsbury, and JD Clark & Company for a panel discussion on solutions for registered funds. All the questions you have regarding how to organize and operate a registered fund will be addressed at this Managers-Only Event, including:

  • What is the process for registering an alternative investment product?
  • What are the tax, regulatory and operational issues for a registered fund?
  • Interval funds, closed-end funds and open-end funds—why choose one over the other?
  • Who are the investors I will reach with a registered fund?
  • Can I run both hedge funds and registered funds at the same time?
  • How do I minimize regulatory scrutiny and outsource the back office?

SPEAKERS

Tony Fischer, UMB Fund Services
Paul Kangail, Ernst & Young
Vic Fontana, Registered Fund Solutions
Rachel Minard, Minard Capital
Jay Gould, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP