Thomas Devaney

Experience

1. Partner

   Jones Day

   Oct 2019 — Present

   I have served as a trusted advisor to private fund sponsors and institutional investors for more than two decades, counseling clients on private funds formations and negotiating sophisticated seed and anchor investor arrangements, management team and portfolio \"spin out\" transactions, complex limited investor side letters, as well as joint venture arrangements for jointly managed fund platforms. I advise management teams of private funds on transactional matters and U.S. securities laws and regulations related to the formation of private funds, their fundraising and subscription phases, and ongoing administration and operations, including co-investment structures and related registered investment advisor (RIA) compliance. I am well versed in U.S. securities laws, including the Securities Act of 1933, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and current on regulatory developments that impact registered investment advisers and has advised on the design and implementation of compliance programs for numerous private fund sponsors. I represent U.S. domestic and global clients, with a focus on private equity funds, real assets funds, and credit and lending funds. He advises clients on private securities offerings, including cross-border investment and strategic financing transactions, and has counseled clients on the formation, organization, and operation of a range of domestic offshore investment vehicles, based upon tax and regulatory considerations.

Education

• St. John's University School of Law

  JD, magna cum laude, Law

  1995 — 1998

• University at Albany

  BA, cum laude, History

  1991 — 1995

Skills

• Securities Regulation
• Hedge Funds
• Investments
• Private Equity
• Investment Management
• Venture Capital
• Private Wealth Services
• Mutual Funds
• Corporate Law
• Intellectual Property
• Securities
• Capital Markets