Khaled Alhuneidi advises private capital sponsors on investment fund structuring, establishment, and ongoing regulatory compliance matters across a range of asset classes, including venture capital, private equity, and private credit.

As a member of the Emerging Companies & Growth Practice, Khaled’s practice has a special focus on advising first-time and emerging fund managers, as well as fintech companies, on navigating complex cross-border structuring, regulatory licensing, and compliance matters.

Drawing on over 15 years of experience in the GCC region, Khaled also has a depth of experience advising banks, fund managers, payments companies, and financial market infrastructure providers on a wide range of complex regulatory engagement, licensing, and ongoing regulatory compliance matters in the financial services sector.

Khaled’s experience includes advising:

  • Private capital sponsors in structuring, negotiating, and operating investment funds managed from, or domiciled in, the GCC countries
  • Institutional investors in negotiating and investing in investment funds across a range of asset classes
  • Financial institutions across the financial services spectrum on regulatory licensing and ongoing regulatory compliance matters
  • Financial institutions on governance, outsourcing, risk management, and AML compliance matters
  • Financial infrastructure providers, including exchanges, clearing houses, and depository centers on product development and regulatory reform
  • On the regulatory and operational aspects of securitizations, structured finance, and derivatives transactions
  • Financial services firms on cross-border marketing and promotion of securities
  • Institutional investors and family offices in structuring investment platforms and infrastructure and negotiating bespoke investment management and advisory agreements
  • Regulated financial services providers on new product development, terms of business, and bespoke services contracts
  • Financial services firms on regulatory engagement during investigations, ad hoc, and thematic regulatory inquiries and reviews

Bar Qualification

  • District of Columbia
  • Maryland
  • Saudi Arabia (Foreign Consultant)

Education

  • JD, University of Baltimore School of Law, 2009
  • BA, Indiana University, 2006

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Arabic