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Investment Funds: Private Equity: Credit Funds - UK-wide

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What the Team is Known For

Linklaters boasts a comprehensive investment funds group with a global reach, bolstered by significant teams in Luxembourg and Frankfurt. It is regularly called upon to advise on complex and high-value mandates across a broad range of asset classes. The department focuses on real assets and private equity formation, alongside fund restructuring work. It represents some of the largest international asset managers and sovereign wealth funds in both GP and LP mandates. The funds group is known to be a leader in the debt fund space, with an excellent direct lending funds practice.

Work Highlights

  • Regarding private equity, Linklaters advised QIC Private Capital regarding the QIC Infrastructure Debt Fund.

  • Regarding credit funds, Linklaters assisted Macquarie with the launch of the Macquarie Direct Lending Europe, a European focused direct lending fund, which raised EUR300 million at first close and has a target of EUR1 billion.

Strengths

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Linklaters deliver on everything at an exceptionally high standard.

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The Linklaters investment funds team sets itself apart with its deep expertise in private credit fund formation and its seamless cross-jurisdictional service.

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Their expertise is beyond question. They have a strong bench strength with associates who are capable of doing a lot of the heavy lifting.

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They always make efforts to be available for us and to go the extra mile to help us out. Their willingness to cope with sudden timeline shifts or curveball items makes them a hugely valuable partner.

Investment Funds: Private Equity: Credit Funds respondent
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Linklaters' strengths are their global coverage, depth of experience and creative thinking.

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Notable Practitioners

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Matthew Keogh
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Matthew Keogh
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Matthew Keogh has a broad private funds practice that covers private equity, debt, venture capital and real estate funds. As well as acting for sponsors, he also acts for investors such as sovereign wealth and pension funds.

You can always count on him to provide very calm and balanced advice to us, our clients and counterparties in negotiations.

Matthew is one of the most impressive partners I've come across in the industry. His commercial awareness and ability to solve complex problems with simple solutions is noteworthy.

Matthew is extremely commercial and gets business dynamics extremely quickly. He also takes pains to be available to us when needed.

Matthew's funds knowledge and ability to explain concepts in a clear and intelligible way sets him apart from others in the field.

Matthew Keogh is the leader in the industry, when it comes to real assets and Luxembourg vehicles. He is the best. He is certainly the go-to in this industry.

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Rahul Manvatkar
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Rahul Manvatkar
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Rahul Manvatkar acts for sponsor clients on private equity, real estate and credit fund formation, as well as managed account and co-investment arrangements.

Rahul provides great feedback to us as we are building a solution together. He is a great person to work with. I love how he presents advice and he is very personable.

Rahul is always available to consider urgent, challenging ad hoc interpretation questions.

Rahul is an excellent partner and always available as needed. We have a very strong partnership and feel he is a trusted adviser to our business.

Rahul Manvatkar is a funds expert in real estate. He is a good problem-solver and a good technical lawyer.

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Emily Simmons
Emily Simmons
Associates to watch

Emily Simmons is a highly regarded associate who is noted for her expertise in fund formation, management and closes.

Emily's client service, availability and connectivity with the business is exceptional.

Emily keeps calm even in the face of curveballs from the business and stressful situations.

Emily is an enormously valuable partner and has got to know our business very well.

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Investment Funds: Private Equity
Matthew Keogh
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Matthew Keogh
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Rahul Manvatkar
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Rahul Manvatkar
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Emily Simmons
Emily Simmons
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Matthew Keogh
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Matthew Keogh
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Rahul Manvatkar
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Rahul Manvatkar
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