Venture and Private Equity Capital

The attorneys in the Venture and Private Equity Capital practice group of Polsinelli Shughart PC represent venture and private equity capital funds, individual and institutional investors and Fortune 500 companies in a wide variety of private and equity transactions. Thanks to our firm’s entrepreneurial background, we also have represented some of the Midwest’s hottest new companies with private equity offerings – including one of the fastest growing Internet security companies and a pioneer in the field of alternative energy.

The services we typically provide include:

  • Fund formation, including a multi-disciplinary approach to (i) choice of entity, capital structure and taxation and securities law implications, and (ii) the preparation of partnership and limited liability company agreements
  • Preparation of private offering documents for investment in the Fund
  • Portfolio company investigation and due diligence
  • Preparation of term sheets, letters of intent and related transaction structuring
  • Investment documentation negotiation and preparation
  • Exit strategy negotiation and implementation

Notable Experience


  • Representation of a family office in a purchase of a registered investment adviser with $3 billion under management
  • Formation of a private fund for the investment of up to $2 billion of a public charity’s endowment
  • Formation of a $50 million venture fund
  • Formation of a $10 million angel investor fund
  • Formation of a $50 million real estate opportunity fund
  • Representation of several funds in their investment in portfolio companies
  • Representation of numerous issuers in the negotiation and documentation of the terms of private equity transactions