Mike Hayes works with private investment sponsors on all aspects of fund formation. A significant portion of his practice is advising clients on capital raising, marketing, preparing offering documents, and drafting organizational documents. He also counsels them on regulatory, compliance, and operational issues both during an active fund raise and during the operational stage, including with respect to sponsor-carried interest and management company arrangements. Mike’s clients include established and emerging private equity, venture capital, and fund-of-funds sponsors.

Additionally, Mike advises institutional investors, including fund-of-funds and other asset managers, on their private capital investment activity. He also works with private fund sponsors, buyers, and sellers in secondary transactions. Mike is a member of the firm’s Fund Formation & Investment Management Practice Group. Prior to joining Foley, he was an associate in the Private Investment Funds Group of Proskauer Rose LLP.