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Investment Funds: Real Estate - UK

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Ashurst has a noted private funds practice that acts for private equity sponsors on both high-cap and mid-market fund launches. Private equity, infrastructure and credit are among the areas in which the team has strength. It also advises large institutional investors.

Work Highlights

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  • Regarding private equity funds, Ashurst acted for Altor Equity Partners on the formation of Altor Fund VI.

  • Regarding real estate funds, Ashurst advised Equitix Investment Management on the establishment of a co-investment vehicle to act as a platform for renewable energy asset investments.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Piers Warburton
2
Piers Warburton
2
Band 2
Piers Warburton is widely regarded for his knowledge of private equity fund formation. He counts a number of leading private equity firms among his clients.

Piers is excellent. He is super experienced, knows what he is doing and knows how to plan and structure things very efficiently.

Piers has a very good commercial understanding, is good at seeing how our view comes into play, and knows where to set the boundaries and where he can provide us with wiggle room.

Piers is very hands-on, responsive, incredibly gifted at speaking to a variety of audiences and speaks to the issues that are going to be relevant to them.

Nick Goddard
3
Nick Goddard
3
Band 3
Nick Goddard provides extensive advice and guidance to investment fund and venture capital clients. He works on a full suite of matters, handling everything from fund launch to closure.

Nick understands the commercial elements of the role and the legal interpretation of documents to get the best for the client.

Nick has been highly flexible and adaptive in proposing fund structures that could work for the deals we were structuring.

Nick's commercial view is pragmatic but also forward-looking. Nick and the team are vey good at communicating with investors.

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Investment Funds: Private Equity

Piers Warburton
2
Piers Warburton
2
Band 2
Nick Goddard
3
Nick Goddard
3
Band 3
Investment Funds: Real Estate

Nick Goddard
4
Nick Goddard
4
Band 4