Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
3

Band 3

Investment Funds: Investor Representation

USA - Nationwide

7 Years Ranked

6

Band 6

Private Equity: Fund Formation

USA - Nationwide

2 Years Ranked

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Stephanie, Chair of the firm’s global Private Funds Group, has over 20 years of experience advising on private fund formation and operations, as well as on regulatory compliance matters. She represents U.S. domestic and global fund sponsors and institutional investors in connection with the formation of, and investments in, buyout funds, venture capital funds, secondary funds, debt funds, infrastructure funds, fund–of–funds, social impact funds and other private funds with a broad range of investment strategies. She has been described by a client as “extremely knowledgeable in the fund formation space, very good to work with and thoughtful about the needs of her clients.”

Private Fund Sponsors. Stephanie represents fund sponsors and the management teams of private funds in the formation of their private funds, as well as in ongoing fund operations, including upper–tier planning, parallel and feeder fund structures, alternative and offshore vehicles, securities law matters, ERISA compliance, transfers or sales of partnership interests, including secondary transactions, and other tax and regulatory matters.

She has considerable experience negotiating anchor investor arrangements, navigating cross–border fund matters, structuring co–investment and overage programs, representing firms and individual partners at the time of hire or departure (including involuntary removal), and the formation of feeder vehicles, parallel funds and special purpose vehicles. She also advises U.S. and international companies in the structuring of their corporate venture capital programs.

Institutional Investors. Stephanie has advised institutional investors in hundreds of private fund formations, involving foreign and domestic funds ranging in size from $40 million to $21 billion. These investors, including state and corporate pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, universities, fund-of-funds, insurance companies, and other institutional investors, have commitments ranging from $5 million - $1 billion on a per-deal basis. Her experience includes representing significant limited partner investors in some of the largest private market funds ever raised.

Personal

Ms. Thomas graduated from the University of California, San Diego with a degree in Political Science/Public Law and received her J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law.

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Investment Funds: Investor Representation - USA - Nationwide

3
Band 3
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Stephanie Thomas of Morrison Foerster is well-versed in advising pension funds and university endowments on their investments and is particularly experienced in the formation of venture capital funds.


Private Equity: Fund Formation - USA - Nationwide

6
Band 6
Individual Editorial
Stephanie Thomas's practice involves advising on the formation of an array of funds, including buyout, secondary and infrastructure funds.

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