Chambers Review
Provided by Chambers
Investment Funds: Private Equity - UK
What the Team is Known For
Strengths
The team have an incredible knowledge of market trends but are at the same time able to think outside the box and come up with new solutions.
Fried Frank's depth of knowledge regarding the private funds industry is exceptional. The team are also very responsive and are strong negotiators.
The team are incredibly personable and commercial. They deliver high-quality work on time and up to standard. In an increasingly saturated market, they stand above the crowd for five-star delivery.
Work Highlights
Fried Frank acted as lead counsel for Permira Credit on its flagship European direct lending fundraise.
Fried Frank advised StepStone as lead investor in a continuation fund sponsored by Pollen Street Capital.
Notable practitioners
Kate is possibly most standout lawyer I've ever worked with. She's thinking one step ahead at all times. Her brain can drill down into detail about how things work.
Kate Downey is the best lawyer I've ever worked with. She is a world-class legal mind and strategic thinker with a great client manner.
Kate is clearly a superstar. When you see her in action she's phenomenal and you can see why she wins awards. She's incredibly gifted at cutting through and getting to the nub of the issues.
One of the best minds in the private debt industry.
Mark Mifsud is hailed for his longstanding expertise in the formation of private equity and infrastructure funds.
Mark is a pleasure to work with. He has good commercial awareness and is able to adapt to our needs.
Mark is very knowledgeable, has great experience and is very pragmatic and solutions-oriented.
Mark is extremely professional, hands-on and has exceptional knowledge of the market in which we operate.
David Evans is highly regarded for his expertise in forming Europe-focused real estate funds. He is able to advise clients on matters relating to the full life cycle of a fund and is often called upon for restructurings.
When David is running a transaction we have full confidence that no issue, small or large, will slip through the cracks.
David understands the needs of our company, explains complex legal issues in a way that's easily understandable and advises in such a way that allows us to be confident in making commercial decisions.
Sam is very easy to work with and provides commercial advice to accompany the legal advice.
Sam is technically excellent and very responsive. He can always be counted upon to provide thoughtful, pragmatic guidance.
