Andrea L. Villarreal

ANDREA VILLARREAL focuses her practice on structuring, operations, management and offerings of venture capital investment funds, and advises investment managers on a variety of transactions and investment structures, including funds-of-funds and special purpose vehicles. Andrea also advises clients with respect to their investments in funds as well as their management company agreements, organizational structure, internal operational, and other related matters. As fund counsel, Andrea draws on her market insights and expertise to provide strategic advice and to prepare and advise on all the documents needed for the fundraising process — from term sheets and pitch decks to fund agreements, side letters, and legal opinions — as well as upper tier structuring and governing documents. She has experience in negotiating with various participants in the fund formation process, including investors, and private placement agents.

Andrea’s clients pursue a range of investment strategies such as independent sponsors and early-stage venture capital and span various industries, including artificial intelligence, FinTech, cryptocurrency, gaming, space exploration, food and beverage industry, and infrastructure.

Prior to law school, Andrea worked in education as a high school English teacher and earned her M.A. in educational leadership from the University of Houston-Victoria.

Private Investment Fund Formation and Investment

• Ocean Avenue Capital Partners in connection with strategic co-investment transactions.
• Restive Ventures in the formation of multiple venture capital investment funds and related investments.
• Fiat Ventures in the formation of venture capital funds and related investments.
• Antler in connection with the formation of multiple US funds and special purpose vehicles.
• Lux Capital in the formation of multiple venture capital investment funds.
• Olive Partners Management in connection with the formation of multiple US funds and special purpose vehicles.
• Olive Technology Ventures Management in connection with strategic investment transactions.

• Represented multiple clients through the Sidley Emerging Enterprises Pro Bono Program.