Kleinberg Kaplan client, Absoluto Partners, a Brazil-based hedge and venture capital fund manager with headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, recently participated in a Series G fundraising round totaling $750 million for Nubank, a Brazil-based fintech company. Absoluto Partners, Verde Asset Management and Sands Capital invested $250 million, while Berkshire Hathaway invested $500 million. According to The…
CHRISTIAN GLOGER
PARTNER
Christian Gloger focuses his practice on the formation and operations of U.S. and international private equity, credit, real estate, hedge and hybrid funds. He also advises clients on structuring investment management businesses, including seed capital transactions, compensation arrangements, SEC registration and ongoing regulatory advice. Many of his clients are non-U.S. investment managers that raise capital in the United States or have U.S. operations.
Practices
About
Christian was recognized as a leading practitioner in Legal Media Group’s Banking, Finance and Transactional Law Expert Guide (Investment Funds category – United States) in 2019 and in its Expert Guide to Rising Stars (Investment Funds category – United States) from 2015-2018. He has also been named a “Rising Star” by IFLR1000 since 2014 and a New York Metro Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers since 2021.
Education
New York University (LL.M., 2009)
University of Freiburg (PhD in law, 2005)
University of Freiburg (M.A., 2002)
University of Grenoble (Diplôme d’Administration et Politique Internationales, 1997)
Bar Admissions
New York
Germany
Languages
German, English & Portuguese (Fluent)
French (Advanced)
Spanish (Reading only)
Speaking Engagements
U.S. Securities Laws for Financial Intermediaries Outside the United States
Guest Lecturer, Zurich Business School, Switzerland, December 2021
Introduction to U.S. Corporate Law
Guest Lecturer, Freiburg University, Germany, December 2021
LIBOR Transition: What To Know and How To Prepare
Co-speaker, Kleinberg Kaplan & Demarest Special Webinar, March 2021
Introduction to U.S. Corporate Law
Guest Lecturer, Freiburg University, Germany, December 2020
U.S. Securities Laws for Financial Intermediaries Outside the United States
Guest Lecturer, Zurich Business School, Switzerland, December 2020
International Law & Business: U.S. Securities Law
Guest Lecturer, Zurich Business School, Switzerland, December 2019
Legal Risks and Cautionary Tales for Service Providers
Speaker, Hedge Fund Round Table, New York, September 2019
Recent Trends in Enforcement Actions Against Private Fund Advisers
Co-Presenter, 10th Annual Private Investment Funds Tax & Accounting Master Class, New York, May 2019
Publications
Start-Up / Venture Capital August Newsletter
Beiten Burkhardt Newsletter, August 2019 (co-author)
Application of the EU Investment Fund Manager Directive for Non-U.S. Manager
Hedge Fund Law Report, May 2013 (co-author)
Shareholders’ Liability for Extinguishing the Corporate Entity and Undercapitalization
ZInsO, 2008 (publication in German) (co-author)
The New Shareholders’ Liability for Extinguishing the Corporate Entity under German Limited Company Law and Comparison to UK Law
DStR, 2008 p. 1141-1146 (Part I) and p. 1194-1197 (Part II) (publication in German) (co-author)
Special Aspects of Shareholders’ Liability of a Limited Company (Ltd.) in Brazilian Consumer Law
Revista do Direito do Consumidor, 2005 (publication in Portuguese)
Special Aspects of Shareholders’ Liability of a Limited Company (Ltd.) in Brazilian Consumer Law, Jayme, Erik/Schindler, Christian (Hrsg.)
Portugiesisch — Weltsprache des Rechts, Aachen: Shaker Verlag GmbH, 2004 (publication in German)
Brazil’s Political Landscape After the Elections: Election Results between Changes and Continuity
Lateinamerika Analysen, No. 4, 2003 (publication in German)
Presidential Pre-elections in Brazil
rennpunkt Lateinamerika, No. 08-02, 2002 (publication in German)
Insights
Kleinberg Kaplan Advises Absoluto Partners in its Investment in Brazil-based Nubank
June 15, 2021Firm NewsKleinberg Kaplan’s Hedge Funds and M&A Practice Groups Recognized in 30th Edition of IFLR1000
October 8, 2020FEATURED PUBLICATION, Firm NewsThe 30th edition of IFLR1000 named Kleinberg Kaplan’s Hedge Funds and M&A practice groups among the leading U.S. law firms providing exceptional service across 170 national jurisdictions. The firm’s Hedge Funds group was named a Tier 3 law firm while the M&A practice group received the distinction of Other Notable Law Firm. Kleinberg Kaplan has…
CFTC Proposes Rule Amendments to Expand Exemptions for Non-U.S. Commodity Pool Operators
June 9, 2020Client AlertsOn May 28, 2020, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) approved proposed amendments to CFTC Regulation 3.10(c), which currently provides a jurisdictional based registration exemption for non-U.S. commodity pool operators (“CPOs”) that operate non-U.S. funds with non-U.S. investors (the “Proposed Amendments”). Historically, the CPO registration exemption available under Regulation 3.10(c)(3) has presented challenges for non-U.S.…