Practice area

Investment Funds

Covenant advises institutional investors from around the world on the full lifecycle of fund investment activity, from initial diligence through negotiation and closing, giving clients a single team with visibility across their portfolio rather than matter-by-matter review.

Client testimonial

“The product is much more user-friendly at a much better rate on much better timelines than we were accustomed to before. It makes our research team much more engaged in the process than they ever were.”

—Global Asset Allocator

Areas we serve

Every fund commitment,
fully covered

From first term sheet through the life of the fund.

Closed end funds

Fund commitments are reviewed and negotiated on behalf of limited partners, covering LPA terms, fee structures, and carry waterfalls.

Hedge funds

The same standard extends to hedge fund commitments, with attention to governance and liquidity terms.

Continuation vehicles

Limited partners are advised on continuation vehicle transactions, including elections to roll forward or exit.

Co-investments

Co-investment opportunities are reviewed for drag and tag rights, expense allocation, and GP conflicts.

Side letters

Side letter terms are negotiated and tracked on behalf of limited partners.

MFN elections

Most-favored-nation elections are tracked on behalf of limited partners.

Industry depth

Covenant serves limited partners

This gives attorneys sustained depth in LP-side issues, including fund terms, side letter negotiation, and investor protections.

Lead attorneys

Judgment from every seat at the table

Richard Perris
Richard Perris
Co-Founder & President

Richard leads Covenant's private market practice. Richard brings deep expertise in the full lifecycle of private markets transactions and an innovative vision on how AI will change institutional investing. Previously, Richard served as General Counsel of CVC Capital Partners.

Andrew Keller
Andrew Keller
Senior Counsel

Andrew advises institutional investors across fund investments, co-investments, and secondary transactions at Covenant. Previously practiced at Kirkland & Ellis and served as in-house counsel at BlackRock and CVC Capital Partners.

Client scope

Built for institutional scale

Clients span across endowments, foundations, pension plans, funds of funds, and sovereign wealth funds.

$3T+
in client AUM
60%
of top US university endowments
10%
of PEI Global 100 Investors
Trusted by the institutions shaping private markets

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