Ethan R. Mark

Ethan provides strategic counsel to closely-held businesses, private equity/venture capital funds, investment advisers, family offices, high-net-worth individuals and public companies, guiding them through all aspects of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), debt and equity financing, investments, restructurings and general corporate governance matters. He also serves as outside counsel to clients.

Additionally, he has significant experience advising clients on entity formation, capital raising, Securities Exchange Act reporting, joint ventures and Hart-Scott-Rodino filings. Ethan's experience also extends to private equity funds and their portfolio companies, serving as trusted counsel for domestic and cross-border acquisitions and divestitures. He also advises on succession planning and divestitures arising from owner disputes.

Ethan leveraged his broad transactional experience to serve as general counsel for a Securities and Exchange Commission-registered investment adviser focused on international investments. He oversaw fund formation, including co-mingled and single investor funds, managed accounts and co-investments, and coordinated the legal and jurisdictional analysis for fund investments in numerous jurisdictions. He also negotiated complex deals involving debt restructurings, private lending, private equity, joint ventures, special purpose acquisition companies and debt enforcement, and managed litigation related to certain investments. Ethan also advised the investment team on investment adviser compliance domestically and cross-border compliance and strategies, including compliance with the Office of Foreign Assets Control and anti-money laundering requirements.

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Hennepin County Bar Association