Chambers Review
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Investment Funds: Private Equity - UK
What the Team is Known For
Macfarlanes boasts a respected investment management group that acts for sponsors and investors. Its impressive team covers a broad array of fund mandates. Macfarlanes is notable for its work advising UK managers looking to raise mid-market buyout funds, with a team that includes regulatory experts and fully integrated tax specialists. Real estate and real estate debt funds form a core focus of the group, as do open-ended structures for retail funds.
Strengths
They are very responsive, thoughtful and commercial in dealing with investor requests.
They are technically excellent but also very forward-thinking, and tend to anticipate and be at the forefront of market trends and regulatory developments.
The Macfarlanes team have a widespread depth of knowledge to draw upon and are very responsive.
A great team that know the products. They have good market insight and are always on hand when needed.
Macfarlanes provide very broad industry knowledge and have excellent depth between different teams.
Work Highlights
Macfarlanes advised Link Fund Solutions on the sale of its UK authorised fund management business to Waystone.
Notable practitioners
Stephen is a lead partner in every sense and is always available.
Stephen is super knowledgeable. He is able to pull on that knowledge to advise us as best as he can.
We use Stephen for his depth of expertise in this area. He is one of the go-to partners for private equity funds.
Samuel Brooks advises hedge fund managers on all stages of a fund, with a notable focus on startup managers.
Sam is very responsive, proactive and has good knowledge of our funds and structure.
Very knowledgeable and never flustered, Sam is a great problem solver.
Samuel is just exceptional. Not only is he extremely intelligent, but he is also very responsive.
Stephen Ross handles a wide variety of matters relating to the launch and operation of hedge funds, including fund formation and related corporate, investment management and regulatory work.
Christopher knows the fund industry like the back of his hand. He's quite an empathetic adviser and knows our business extremely well.
Christopher is great to deal with; he is very knowledgeable and calm.
Christopher is an outstanding lawyer and supportive adviser.
Harriett Miller is an up-and-coming partner with a growing reputation. She is noted for her expertise in advising private funds on fundraising matters.
Harriet has been on the end of some difficult instructions and has dealt with them very well. She is to the point and commercial.
Harriet is highly capable with solid fund expertise and is excellent at problem solving. She also is a great leader with very strong execution skills.
Harriet is always responsive, efficient and knowledgeable.
Harriet is extremely experienced, very hands-on and practical. She makes sure we navigate things properly. It is very difficult doing things without Harriet.
Harriet knows what she is talking about, is adept at project management and manages client needs well.