Josh Dambacher > Schulte Roth & Zabel International LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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Josh Dambacher
Work Department
Investment Management, Financial Institutions, Hedge Funds, Private Equity, Shareholder Activism, Blockchain Technology & Digital Assets
Position
Josh Dambacher is a London-based partner in the Investment Management Group at Schulte Roth & Zabel. He focuses his practice on corporate, securities and regulatory matters. Josh primarily represents institutional and entrepreneurial investment managers, financial services firms and private investment funds in all aspects of their business. Josh’s experience includes structuring investment management firms, hedge funds, private equity funds, hybrid funds and funds of funds; and structuring and negotiating seed and strategic investments. He also regularly advises investment management firms and their principals on UK and US regulatory compliance, acquisitions and reorganisations of investment management firms, and restructuring proprietary trading desks into independent investment management firms. Josh also co-heads the London office.
Josh previously led the US Financial Reforms Working Group for the Alternative Investment Management Association. He has been described by interviewees in Chambers UK as “pragmatic and commercial in his outlook” and “always reachable no matter what.” Josh is listed as a leading investment management lawyer by Chambers UK, Chambers Europe, IFLR1000, The Legal 500 UK and Who’s Who Legal: The International Who’s Who of Private Funds Lawyers, and was twice named to the Financial News 40 Under 40 Rising Stars list. Recently, Josh received an “Outstanding Contribution” award for his services to the hedge fund industry (The Hedge Fund Journal Awards 2018). He is also a frequent speaker and author on issues facing the investment management industry including, most recently, on the current regulatory landscape for hedge funds, the proposed EU Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers and the US Dodd-Frank Act.
Memberships
Alternative Investment Management Association.
Education
University of Michigan Law School, JD; Purdue University, MBA, Phi Beta Kappa; University of Missouri, BBA, with distinction.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
(Hall of Fame)The ‘fantastic team’ at Schulte Roth & Zabel International LLP tackles the full spectrum of hedge fund challenges, supporting new and established funds with the launch of new investment vehicles targeted at a variety of asset classes, including fintech and cryptocurrencies. The team is spearheaded in tandem by ‘absolute star’ Josh Dambacher
, whose expertise spans hedge fund structuring and associated regulatory regimes in the UK and US, and Christopher Hilditch, a specialist in fund formation, regulation and fundraising. Lee Smith is a key contact for managers looking to restructure their operations and is also sought after for clients looking to launch managed accounts. Amy MacDonagh oversees the lifecycle of hedge funds in addition to providing general corporate advice.
London > Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
In recent months, Schulte Roth & Zabel International LLP has handled a steady stream of work concerning credit and special opportunity funds. The group has specialist knowledge of cryptocurrency and blockchain funds, as well as venture capital funds. Josh Dambacher provides his clients with strategic regulatory compliance and reorganisation advice. Closed-end credit and distressed credit funds both fall under Christopher Hilditch‘s purview. Jim McNally advises extensively on fundraising and regulatory matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame London > Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Hedge funds London > Investment fund formation and management
- Private funds London > Investment fund formation and management