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    Private funds · Before your first close

    Fund Setup Resource Center

    Build your launch team, clarify who owns each task and prepare for the first close. Start with counsel, then coordinate providers, filings and operating controls for your fund’s strategy.

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    What vendors does a fund need?

    The right provider team depends on strategy, jurisdiction, adviser status and investor terms. Not every fund needs every provider, and an audit is not automatically required for every fund.

    Fund / securities counsel

    Start here

    Structure, exemptions, offering documents, subscriptions and side letters.

    Ask: Who drafts and reviews the documents, and what is excluded from the fee?

    Fund administrator

    Before first close

    Investor records, capital accounts, calls and distributions; accounting/NAV as contracted.

    Ask: What close frequency, investor volume and reporting are included?

    Tax adviser / CPA

    During structuring

    Tax structure, fund returns, K-1s and investor tax considerations.

    Ask: Who handles federal, state and international tax obligations?

    Independent auditor

    Assess before first close

    Financial-statement audits where required by applicable rules, fund documents or investor terms.

    Ask: Does the custody-rule audit approach apply, and is the auditor qualified for it?

    Bank

    Before receiving funds

    Fund, GP and management-company accounts, payment approvals and wire controls.

    Ask: What account-opening documents and dual-approval controls are required?

    Custodian / prime broker

    Strategy dependent

    Safekeeping, trading and financing as applicable to the assets and rules.

    Ask: Can the provider support the strategy, assets and applicable custody requirements?

    Compliance support

    Before launch

    Registration/exemption analysis, policies, disclosures, filings and ongoing oversight.

    Ask: Who owns each filing, approval and recurring review?

    Technology / security

    Before sharing sensitive data

    Investor portal, records, permissions, archiving, backups and cybersecurity.

    Ask: Who can access investor data, and how is access removed and recorded?

    Insurance broker

    Assess before launch

    Management liability, professional liability and cyber coverage needs.

    Ask: What exclusions, limits and deductibles apply to this fund strategy?

    Specialist providers

    As needed

    Independent valuation, investor verification, outsourced operations and strategy-specific support.

    Ask: Which gaps require independent expertise rather than another subscription?

    Fund Launch Vendor Checklist & Selection Worksheet

    A printable provider checklist, comparison questions and blank selection records.

    • Needed now, later or not applicable
    • Selection owner, provider and engagement status
    • Scope, quote, references and data-access controls
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    Plan the rest of your launch

    Private Fund & ERA Setup Checklist

    Structure, entities, providers, filings and first-close preparation.

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    RIA vs. ERA

    Understand adviser registration and exemption decision points.

    Open resource

    Form D Filing Requirements

    First-sale timing, amendments and state notice considerations.

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    State Filing Fees

    Plan government filing costs by jurisdiction.

    Open resource

    Fund Administration Costs

    Compare scope and the drivers of administrator fees.

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    Fund Operational Readiness

    Assess operating controls, records and provider readiness.

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    Human support and a diligence workspace

    FIN Group can support launch coordination, compliance, filing preparation and vendor diligence. Counsel handles legal drafting; administrators and accountants handle accounting/NAV. InvestPrep offers a separate workspace for diligence and investor records, subject to its available features and plan.

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    Discuss your fund launch

    Bring your strategy, anticipated first-close timing and provider gaps to a brief readiness call. Service scope and fees are agreed separately.

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    General information, not legal, tax or investment advice. Confirm provider and regulatory requirements with counsel. FIN Group does not raise capital, manage fund assets, provide audit opinions or guarantee a launch outcome.