Lowenstein Sandler Ads Max Karpel as Partner in Investment Management Group
Lowenstein Sandler has announced that Max Karpel has joined the firm as partner in the Investment Management group. His practice will focus on the structuring and restructuring of investment management businesses and on advising family offices and private foundations.
The firm said Karpel represents managers of both established and startup hedge funds in launching new funds and in private equity investments, lending, mergers and acquisitions, investor activism, and joint ventures; he also represents issuers and underwriters in debt and equity offerings. He negotiates seed deals, agreements with anchor investors, side letters with institutional investors, and employment and consulting agreements, in addition to providing advice on securities law and trading. In addition, Karpel represents hedge fund managers in establishing Insurance Dedicated Funds.
Before joining the firm, Karpel served as chief operating officer and in-house counsel to a family office and foundation.
Karpel was formerly a partner at a boutique law firm focused on the representation of investment managers, as well as real estate developers, family offices, and high-net worth individuals. Fluent in Hebrew, he has represented international clients making investments in Israel and has worked with Israeli investment managers on structuring and launching funds that are open to U.S. and international investors. He is the co-founder of Israel’s first industry association for hedge funds.
Karpel holds a J.D. from the New York University School of Law and a B.A. from Yale University.
