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
Macfarlanes are super experienced and we are very satisfied with their advice.
Macfarlanes have significant experience. They have high-calibre individuals who give actionable advice.
Macfarlanes is a very strong technical law firm. They are very commercial, without letting anything get past them, and they are easy to work with.
Macfarlanes are knowledgeable, professional and have a lot of knowledge of the fund environment and business. They can provide answers to you straight away.
They work with a large cross-section of the industry and therefore are already aware of the preferences and nuances of organisations, which enables their advice to be tailored.
Work Highlights
Regarding private equity, Macfarlanes assisted ECI Partners with the establishment of five co-investment vehicles for single assets to invest alongside the ECI 12 fund, which raised £1 billion.
Regarding secondaries, Macfarlanes advised Cedar Capital Partners on its recapitalisation with Ares Management Real Estate Secondaries funds, of five lifestyle hotels in Europe valued at EUR400 million.
Notable practitioners
Stephen is a great guy and is highly rated. I think he's excellent.
Stephen is really strong and super experienced. He offers great advice and has seen it all before.
Stephen is a long-standing, excellent adviser in the funds market.
Christopher Good has broad private funds experience and counts leading sponsors among his clients. He is able to advise on the formation of funds following a range of strategies, including secondaries and special situations.
Christopher is very experienced. He is very good and on top of the ball. He is one of the better partners I've ever worked with.
Christopher is pragmatic, commercial and builds great relationships with his clients.
Christopher makes himself available. He is responsive and helpful.
Christopher has impressive secondary experience.
Christopher knows his way around a fund. He is very experienced, focused on pushing the transaction forward and a strong technical lawyer.
Harriet 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 an excellent reputation.
Harriet is very client-focused. She builds a good rapport with first-time managers.
Harriet is very technical. You want her on your team. She's very good and quite fierce. She's super responsive to us.