Geoffrey Perusse

Geoffrey Perusse counsels businesses in connection with private capital raising, private fund formation, investment activities, securities regulation and compliance matters.  

Geoff represents sponsors and managers of private funds across asset classes, including real estate, private equity, debt, venture capital and hedge funds, with respect to the structuring, formation and operation of the funds, including regulatory and compliance matters arising under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Securities Act of 1933, and the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Geoff advises investors, private funds, sponsors and companies on the acquisition and disposition of investments and assets in a variety of industries, including in the real estate, technology, and media and entertainment industries.

Geoff also works with select entrepreneurs and technology companies based in San Francisco and Silicon Valley.  He has substantial experience with raising capital through convertible debt offerings, common and preferred stock offerings, mergers and acquisitions, stock option matters, and advising the board of directors.

Geoff started his career in the Menlo Park, California office of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and spent over a decade at Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natisis LLP in their San Francisco office.  Most recently he was a partner at VLP Law Group LLP.

Outside of the office he enjoys exploring and skiing the Sierra Nevada mountains with his wife and two dogs, and surfing the cold waves of northern California.