| Biography:
Howard J. Beber is a partner in the Firm's Corporate Department and a member of its Private Investment Funds Group. Mr. Beber has a general corporate practice with a particular focus on representing private equity funds and institutional investors in fund formations and financing transactions. Mr. Beber is actively involved in all stages of fund formation and fund sponsor representation, counseling on terms and marketing strategy, negotiating with placement agents, drafting partnership and general partner documents, negotiating with investors and providing advice on internal general partner and management company issues. Mr. Beber’s clients range from newly formed firms to a number of leading firms in the private equity industry. In addition, he routinely represents some of the most active institutional and fund-of-fund investors when investing in venture capital, buyout and other private investment funds.
Prior to joining Proskauer Rose, Mr. Beber spent seven years practicing at
Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, where he focused on representing venture capital,
buyout and other private investment funds and private and public growth-oriented
companies in emerging and high-technology industries. His company representation
experience includes public offerings and private equity financings, debt financings,
securities compliance, mergers and acquisitions, technology licensing and commercial
agreements and general corporate representation. Mr. Beber also has significant
experience representing investment banks in public offerings, private placements
and mergers and acquisitions.
Mr. Beber received his B.S. from Washington University in 1991, an M.B.A. from
Boston College Graduate School of Management in 1997 and his J.D., cum laude,
from Boston College Law School in 1997. Mr. Beber is admitted to the Bar in
Massachusetts (1997), and New York (1998).
Mr. Beber was also selected as a "Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising Star" in 2005, 2006 and 2007. He was also recognized in the 2008 edition of US Legal 500.
Honors, Lectures and Publications
• Speaker, "The Keys to Staging A Successful Annual Meeting," Dow Jones Private Equity Anaylst Webinar, February 2008
• Speaker, "Business Law: Choice of Legal Entity," National Foundation of Teaching Entrepreneurship: New England Youth Entrepreneurship Conference, January 2008
• Panelist, “Assembling Effective Fundraising and Investment Teams," IIR Private Equity Fun Formation & Management Conference, November 2007
• Panelist, “Crash Course: Regulatory and Tax Issues on the Fundraising Trail," Private Equity International North American Private Equity Investor Relations & Communications Forum, June 2007
• Panelist, “Successfully Negotiating Favorable LP and GP Terms and Conditions to Ensure a Win-Win Partnership,” IIR Private Equity Fund Formation & Operations Conference, December 2006
• Panelist, "Best Practices for PPM's," FRA Private Equity Fund Formation Conference, January 2005
• Speaker, "Current Issues Affecting Private Equity Funds," Nordic Region Investor Seminar sponsored by Nordea Investment Management, October 2004
• "Clawbacks Remain a Hot Issue in Private Equity Circles," Boston Business Journal, October 2004
• Panelist, "Securing Capital for a Start-Up Company," Boston College, May 2004
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