dadoja@cooley.com
John Dado is the head of the fund formation practice group. His practice is focused on the formation and operation of private equity firms, including venture capital funds, buy-out funds, fund of funds and investment advisory businesses. He has been involved on behalf of the sponsor in the formation of hundreds of venture capital or buy-out funds in his career, ranging in size from multibillion-dollar buy-out partnerships to very small early-stage venture capital firms.
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RET Ventures Closes Oversubscribed Fund at $165 Million
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Venture Capital
Fund Formation
Technology
Clients say John ‘knows both the technical aspects involved in fund formation and combines that with amazing commercial astuteness,’ adding that ‘he knows the venture market incredibly well.’
UCLA School of LawJD, Order of the Coif, 1990
University of California, BerkeleyBA, Business AdministrationHigh honors, 1984
California
Legal 500 US 2021 Highlights Cooley July 19, 2021
RET Ventures Closes Oversubscribed Fund at $165 Million June 24, 2021
Chambers USA 2021 Recognizes Cooley Lawyers + Practices May 28, 2021
Chambers USA: Investment Funds: Venture Capital: Fund Formation (2020 – 2021)
The Best Lawyers in America (2006-2019)
The Legal 500 US: Investment Fund Formation and Management – Private Equity Funds (2015)
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