Malcolm Nicholls III

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Malcolm B. Nicholls III is a partner in Proskauer's Corporate Department and a former co-head of Proskauer’s Private Funds Group. He has over twenty years of experience in the private equity field, with a focus on national and international private equity transactions. Malcolm advises private equity fund managers, institutional investors and investment advisors on a broad range of issues, including fund formations, secondary transactions, portfolio investments, internal governance and divestments and distributions.

A significant portion of Malcolm’s practice is representing general partners in the formation and maintenance of private equity funds and funds of funds. He also represents domestic and foreign institutional investors, or their advisors, with respect to their investments across the private equity asset class as well as with the acquisition and sale of secondary partnership interests.

Malcolm has authored numerous articles and is also a frequent speaker at industry conferences both domestically and abroad. His lecture topics range from such subjects as “Top Strategies for Negotiating Terms and Conditions with Limited Partners” to “The U.S. Perspective on Today’s Fundraising Environment.”