Clifford Likelihood Llp
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP advises a various vary of clients throughout all major funding strategies, handling fund formation, various capital raisings, secondaries, and regulatory issues for buyout, debt, sector-specific, and infrastructure funds. Clients include start-up managers, monetary companies traders, including insurance funds, and international asset administration corporations. The staff enjoys strong relationships with its US colleagues, and likewise works on a pan-European basis. US-certified Geoffrey Kittredge leads the London practice, and is a robust adviser throughout the non-public equity house, working for a number of high asset administration shoppers. CounselJohn Andersonrejoined the agency from an in-house place in 2020, and specialises in Luxembourg and non-EU fund constructions and regulatory issues. Clifford Chance LLP provides broad experience throughout quite a lot of fund methods, advising major institutional managers and traders on private fairness, infrastructure, debt/credit score, and emerging market fund formations and regulatory points.
Aaron Stocks oversees the staff, with Sam Kay and Jeremy Elmore key gamers within the fund formation apply, working with main fund managers throughout private equity, infrastructure, debt and credit score. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLPhas a robust give attention to advising global monetary establishments as sponsors, traders, and co-traders into funds, also advising different asset managers and sovereign wealth funds. The staff, led bySimon Currie, advises on advanced worldwide formations, funds of funds, and secondaries transactions.Robert Mailerfocuses on new expertise investments, advising progress and enterprise capital clients. Sidley Austin LLP has a strong profile throughout the credit and distressed funds area, and is increasing its share of the non-public fairness buyout and secondaries markets through Mateja Maher, who has attracted a number of new private fairness clients.
The team advises major international fund managers and investment banks on primary formations and operational matters, co-investments, and secondaries, including GP-led transactions and restructurings. The agency works with its international places of work in key jurisdictions including the US, Luxembourg and the Asia-Pacific.
Public Function
Practice head Nick Benson has a diverse follow, with notable expertise in cross-border work in varied jurisdictions, alongside industrial and know-how investments. Goodwin”˜s broad funds follow encompasses mid-market and bulge bracket private fairness fundraising, infrastructure and debt fund expertise, and an energetic secondaries offering.
Alexander Chester is very lively in secondaries, together with co-investments and separate accounts, whereas Jonathan Bray’s sturdy contributions had been recognised along with his promotion to associate in early 2021. Senior associate Lily Marcel specialises in ESG and sustainability work for each sponsors and investors, including sustainable investment fashions. Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP combines common work for blue-chip fund managers with advice to institutional and specialist fund sponsors, together with enterprise capital and ESG-centered funds. Alongside work for private fairness buyout, infrastructure, credit, and debt funds, the ‘educated and hardworking’ group advises on secondaries, fund manager spin-outs, and platform launches.