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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HOF Capital Raises $300 Million for Latest Early-Stage Fund
Magnify Ventures Debuts $52 Million Fund for Care Economy
Regeneration.VC Closes $45 Million Inaugural Fund
M13 Announces Third Flagship Fund at $400 Million
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.’
University of California at Los Angeles School of LawJD, Order of the Coif, 1990
University of California, BerkeleyBA, Business AdministrationHigh honors, 1984
California
HOF Capital Raises $300 Million for Latest Early-Stage Fund May 9, 2022
Magnify Ventures Debuts $52 Million Fund for Care Economy May 5, 2022
Regeneration.VC Closes $45 Million Inaugural Fund April 11, 2022
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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