Investment Funds: Private Equity
Europe Guide 2024 : UK
Band 4
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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 on 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
- Linklaters advised Aermont Capital on the formation and fundraise of its fifth opportunistic real estate fund, Aermont Capital Real Estate Fund V, targeting EUR3.7 billion in commitments.
Strengths
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"Linklaters is very strong, from partner to associate level. They are especially great at extracting and explaining complex issues in an easily digestible way with a solutions-driven approach."
"From trainee to partner, you get a strong sense that excellence is expected of everyone on the team and that each team member is valued accordingly.From top to bottom, the Linklaters team demonstrates excellent technical expertise and the ability to handle non-standard matters with relative ease."
"The team at Linklaters are market experts, across all details of the documentation, and very impressive in negotiations. Everyone I have worked with has been excellent."
"Linklaters is one of the best firms I have dealt with. The firm has outstanding expertise and experience in all key technical and commercial areas, while also having sufficient strength and depth within their team to be a quick and effective implementation partner."
"The seamless collaboration between the London and Luxembourg teams is a real strength of their practice."
"Linklaters is very strong, from partner to associate level. They are especially great at extracting and explaining complex issues in an easily digestible way with a solutions-driven approach."
"From trainee to partner, you get a strong sense that excellence is expected of everyone on the team and that each team member is valued accordingly.From top to bottom, the Linklaters team demonstrates excellent technical expertise and the ability to handle non-standard matters with relative ease."
"The team at Linklaters are market experts, across all details of the documentation, and very impressive in negotiations. Everyone I have worked with has been excellent."
"Linklaters is one of the best firms I have dealt with. The firm has outstanding expertise and experience in all key technical and commercial areas, while also having sufficient strength and depth within their team to be a quick and effective implementation partner."
"The seamless collaboration between the London and Luxembourg teams is a real strength of their practice."
Notable Practitioners
Matthew Keogh has a broad private funds practice covering 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.
"Matt is an excellent senior lawyer with an ideal combination of technical, market and commercial knowledge, as well as client relationship skills."
"I love Matthew Keogh. He has a super practice, and looks after his team well."
"Matt has a superb knowledge of European private fundraising, is always available and is a real pleasure to deal with."
"Matt's excellent: a very commercial adviser. He's solution-oriented and has great technical skills."
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 is the most approachable and engaged partner I have encountered. He does not micro-manage his team, but he steps in wherever necessary to ensure that the ship stays on course. He makes clients feel valued and prioritised. He consistently demonstrates excellent technical knowledge and commercial acumen."
"Rahul seems to foster a genuinely fond feeling among his team and, while he undoubtedly works them hard, he clearly has great respect and care for each of them, which is reflected throughout his team in their overall enthusiasm and output quality."
"One of my favourite relationship partners to work with. He's approachable, available and extremely well connected with his Linklaters peers to provide accurate and prompt commercial advice."
"Rahul's very easy to deal with. He's quick to understand the problem and help find commercial solutions."
Clare Baker advises sponsors and investors across the broad spectrum of investment fund asset classes, with a particular expertise in real estate funds.
"Clare's market knowledge is exceptional. She knows it back and front."
"Clare clearly has a deep knowledge of the LP market. Her advice is very practical, she's available, and she's very accommodating. She's willing to go the extra mile to help us out when we need a favour."
"Clare is an outstanding lawyer who combines technical excellence with a real appreciation of the market and what investors want."
"One of the strongest lawyers I have ever come across. She is technically strong while being commercially aware at the same time, which is often difficult to manage. I never feel like things are slipping through the cracks with Clare and I have total trust that she is across everything."
"Clare is amazing: she is user-friendly, responsive and a great technical lawyer."