Private Equity Fund Formation

Jonathan Rash is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Ropes & Gray LLP, where he is a member of the firm’s Asset Management Group and Private Funds Practice. Jonathan represents alternative asset managers on a wide range of complex matters, focusing on customized private fund structures, innovative cross-border fund offerings, and special strategic projects. Jonathan has represented sponsors of private equity funds, hedge funds, hybrid funds, funds-of-funds and separate accounts on high-profile, multi-billion dollar fundraisings across all types of alternative asset classes, including buyout, growth, venture, infrastructure, credit and real estate. He also regularly counsels clients on the Advisers Act and other U.S. securities laws, fund restructurings and other strategic initiatives, internal compensation arrangements, portfolio company transactions, and general corporate matters. Jonathan regularly advises some of the largest and most well-known private fund sponsors, both in the United States and internationally. Jonathan is also an adjunct professor at Georgetown Law, where he teaches a course called Structuring Private Equity Funds and Transactions. Jonathan received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Duke University School of Law, and his B.S., summa cum laude, from North Carolina State University. Jonathan is admitted to practice in Washington, D.C. and North Carolina.