Overview
Max Rosenberg is a partner in the Investment Funds & Private Capital practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s New York office.
Mr. Rosenberg represents private fund sponsors and investors in all aspects of structuring, documenting, offering, negotiating and operating private funds and related investment vehicles, including real estate, credit, infrastructure, and private equity funds, as well as co-investment vehicles and continuation vehicles. He regularly develops structures and terms on behalf of fund sponsors ranging from large financial institutions to leading middle-market managers and select emerging managers, and negotiates with leading public and private pension plans, sovereign investors, insurance companies, foundations, endowments, fund-of-funds, private wealth channels, and other institutional investors from around the world.
Mr. Rosenberg also assists private fund sponsors on upper-tier transactions including management company sales, minority (GP) stakes, seeding arrangements, revenue sharing arrangements, and other strategic platform transactions.
Mr. Rosenberg received his J.D. degree, cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he was a Levy Scholar, and earned a Business, Economics, and Public Policy Certificate from the Wharton School. He earned his B.A. degree, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from UCLA.
Mr. Rosenberg serves on the firm’s recruiting committee and is co-chair of the New York office summer associate program.
Mr. Rosenberg also guest lectures at the Fordham Real Estate Institute on Real Estate Fund Formation, Regulation, and Documentation.
Recognitions
- Chambers USA, Nationwide Private Equity: Fund Formation
- The Legal 500, Investment Fund Formation and Management: Private Equity Funds (including Venture Capital)
- IFLR1000, Rising Star Partner, Private Equity Funds
Education
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D.
- University of California, Los Angeles, B.A.
Representations
Recent representative matters include:
- AEW Capital Management in connection with the formation and management of multiple real estate funds and related co-investment vehicles, new platform arrangements, upper-tier arrangements, and related matters.
- AGL Credit in connection with the sponsorship and management of structured credit and related funds.
- Artemis Real Estate Partners in connection with the formation and management of multiple real estate funds, separate account arrangements and co-investment vehicles, upper-tier strategic transactions, and related matters.
- Atlas Capital Group in connection with the formation and management of multiple real estate funds and co-investment vehicles, upper-tier arrangements, and related matters.
- BKM Capital Partners in connection with the formation and management of various industrial real estate funds and related co-investment vehicles, upper-tier transactions, and related matters.
- Elion Partners in connection with the sponsorship and management of various industrial real estate funds, upper-tier arrangements, and related matters.
- Nuveen Real Estate in connection with the formation and management of multiple real estate funds and co-investment vehicles, upper-tier arrangements, and related matters.
- Nuveen Natural Capital in connection with the formation and management of multiple farmland funds, timberland funds, and related matters.
- Primary Wave IP Investment Management in connection with the sponsorship and management of multiple music intellectual property investment funds and separate accounts, upper-tier strategic transactions, and related matters.
- Related Fund Management in connection with the formation and management of multiple real estate related funds.
- Star Asia Group in connection with the formation and management of multiple special situations real estate funds, and related matters.
- Sterling Organization in connection with the formation and management of multiple retail and related real estate funds, upper-tier arrangements, and related matters.
- Various institutional investors in connection with investments in private investment vehicles including co-investment vehicles, continuation funds, and other secondary fund transactions.
news
- Paul Hastings Advised Sterling Organization on Formation of Sterling Value Add Partners IV Fund and Subscription Line Credit Facility - June 7th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised Primary Wave Music on Nas Nuvens Catalog Partnership - February 2nd, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised Artemis Real Estate Partners in the Formation of Artemis Real Estate Partners Fund IV - June 20th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advised SD Biosensor and SJL Partners in Acquisition of Meridian Bioscience - February 6th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advised Alidade Capital in Formation of Alidade Capital Fund V - January 1st, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advises Oak Hill Advisors in One of Largest-Ever Private U.S. Conservation-Focused Forest Investments - November 2nd, 2022
- Paul Hastings Advised Atlas Capital Group in Formation of Atlas Capital Investors VI - November 1st, 2022
- Paul Hastings Advises Primary Wave in a $2 Billion Partnership with Brookfield Asset Management - October 11th, 2022
- Artemis Real Estate Partners Closes $1 Billion Healthcare Real Estate Fund - July 1st, 2022
- AEW Capital Management Raises Over $1.5 Billion for its Fourth Asia Pacific Value-Add Fund - September 13th, 2021
- The Davis Companies Closes Latest Value-Add Real Estate Fund - October 5th, 2020
- Artemis Real Estate Partners Closes $1 Billion Real Estate Fund - April 3rd, 2019
- The Sterling Organization Closes New Retail-Focused Real Estate Fund - August 7th, 2018
- AEW Capital Management Raises $1.12 Billion for New Fund Focused on Asia Real Estate - July 30th, 2018
- Artemis Real Estate Partners Forms New Healthcare-Focused Real Estate Fund - August 14th, 2017
- AEW Capital Management Closes New Fund Focused on Asia Real Estate - September 12th, 2016
- Acadia Realty Trust Closes $520 Million Real Estate Fund - September 9th, 2016
- Paul Hastings Represents Sterling Value Add Partners II in the Formation of a $311 Million Fund - December 18th, 2014
insights
- Regulatory Update: Impacts the SEC’s Private Funds Rules Will Have On Sponsors Specializing in Real Estate Assets - March 5th, 2024
- FinCEN Proposes AML and SAR Filing Obligations for RIAs and ERAs - February 23rd, 2024
- SEC Announces 2023 Examination Priorities for Fund Advisers - February 8th, 2023
- SEC Issues Updated FAQ on Marketing Rule - January 13th, 2023
- SEC Issues Updated FAQ on Marketing Rule - January 13th, 2023
- SEC Publishes Risk Alert Highlighting Focus on New Marketing Rule - September 28th, 2022
- SEC Proposes Broad Regulations Governing All Private Fund Advisers - March 26th, 2022
- Rapid Rulemaking: A Look at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Recent Proposed Rules - March 25th, 2022
- SEC Proposes Broad Regulations Governing All Private Fund Advisers - March 3rd, 2022
- SEC’s New Advertising Rule to Impact PPM Track Record Presentations - August 20th, 2021
- Real Estate Fund Documentation and Operations May Be Impacted By SEC Risk Alert - November 20th, 2020
- SEC Amends Definition of “Accredited Investor” and “Qualified Institutional Buyer” - September 17th, 2020
- A Guide to Limited Partner Secondary Sales for Real Estate Private Equity Investors - March 2nd, 2020
- Applying GDPR to Private Investment Funds: When to Ask an Expert - August 21st, 2018
Engagement & Publications
- “Top Tier Operational Tactics –Regulatory and Legal Complexities,” 10th Annual Real Estate Global Forum, Market Group (December 5, 2023)
- “Private Equity Carried Interest Clawbacks,” Strafford, (April 11, 2023)
- “Best in Class Regulatory & Structural Fund Operations,” 9th Annual Real Estate Global Forum, Market Group (December 7, 2022)
- “A Guide to Limited Partner Secondary Sales for Real Estate Private Equity Investors” PREA Quarterly, Winter 2020 (Pension Real Estate Association)
- “Real Estate Fund Documentation and Operations May Be Impacted By SEC Risk Alert” PREA Quarterly, Fall 2020 (Pension Real Estate Association)
- “Regulatory Update: Impacts the SEC’s Private Funds Rules Will Have On Sponsors Specializing in Real Estate Assets” PREA Quarterly, Fall 2020 (Pension Real Estate Association)