Debbie A. Klis

Debbie Klis brings substantial investment fund, securities and capital markets experience with a particular emphasis on private equity and advising investment firms and equity sponsors on all aspects of their business including the formation, marketing and management of investment products, the launching of new business lines, and strategic investments and transactions, as well as the related operational, legal and regulatory issues.

Debbie Klis works with sponsors on SPAC (special purposes acquisition company) IPOs and related transactions in multiple capacities since 2008, including de-SPAC-ing transactions, exits to SPACs, formation of sponsor entities, sponsor entity private offerings and structuring investments into third-party sponsors. Mrs. Klis’ extensive securities experience includes securities offerings, SEC reporting, and NASDAQ & NYSE listings and compliance. She also has experience with financial products, crowdfunding, domestic and international joint ventures, global equity offerings, where she represents placement agents, issuers, broker-dealers, public and private companies, investment banks, financial institutions, private funds, and investment advisers.

Mrs. Klis investment fund experience includes private equity funds, venture capital funds, complex partnership reorganizations, domestic and offshore hedge funds, real estate investment funds, qualified opportunity funds and large master-feeder structures. Mrs. Klis also represents private funds, investment advisers and other clients in connection with impact investing including establishing ESG investment policies.  In addition to Mrs. Klis’ traditional legal work, she represents the African Women Council, Inc., a U.S.-based firm that facilitates investment into the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on a pro bono, basis since 2011. Mrs. Klis has also been recognized for her dedication to community service in the D.C. Metro Area. In 2022, she was recipient of the Professional Services Heroine Award at the March of Dimes Heroines of Washington Gala.