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Investment Funds: Private Equity - UK-wide

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Proskauer Rose has an impressive global client base consisting of sponsors and institutional investors. The team maintains a standout buyout fund formation practice as well as a flourishing buy and sell-side secondaries practice that acts for some of the largest funds of funds. The firm is also notable for its work relating to debt and venture funds.

Work Highlights

  • Regarding private equity, Proskauer Rose advised Energy Impact Partners regarding the formation of the Energy Impact Partners Flagship Fund III.

  • Regarding secondaries, Proskauer Rose advised Ardian as lead investor in a new fund vehicle managed by Accel-KKR, with an aggregate deal value of USD2.3 billion.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Bruno Bertrand-Delfau
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Bruno Bertrand-Delfau
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Band 1
Bruno Bertrand-Delfau is known for handling complex secondary transactions. He acts for some of the leading players in the secondary market.

Bruno is one of the best and most talented lawyers I have worked with in my career.

Bruno is very client-focused and has excellent clarity of thought with regards to providing legal advice.

Bruno is very smart and a good negotiator.

Bruno is very experienced. He has good negotiation skills and is solution-oriented.

He is very commercially-minded and solution-oriented.

Nigel van Zyl
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Nigel van Zyl
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Band 1

Nigel van Zyl advises major sponsors on international fund formation. His practice is broad, and in addition to his market-leading work on buyout funds, he is also able to assist clients with real estate, credit and venture funds.

Nigel is extremely knowledgeable and experienced. He imparts confidence to the client for critical decision-making in more complex or innovative matters.

Nigel has a very strong reputation in the European market. He is very solution-focused, pragmatic and a nice guy. He can remember every detail of every agreement, which is impressive.

Nigel gives a very strong performance and has good commercial judgement.

Nigel has advised a number of GPs, so for the investor side he is great to go to. I go to him for that commercial viewpoint.

Edward Lee
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Edward Lee
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Band 2
Edward Lee assists clients in the venture capital space with fund formation and closing, as well as assisting with acquisitions.

He is incredibly responsive and accessible, and is on top of all of our matters. We appreciate that he provides clear recommendations to achieve an outcome, rather than an analysis without solutions.

James Oussedik
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James Oussedik
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Band 2

James Oussedik is experienced in the formation of credit funds. He is particularly noted for his work with debut managers.

He delivers pragmatic and commercial advice and is a very effective communicator.

James has good patience, calmness and an appeasing nature, but also has a good breadth of knowledge.

James is very responsive and understands the needs of our business.

Duncan Woollard
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Duncan Woollard
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Band 3
Duncan Woollard has a strong private funds practice, working on matters relating to the full life cycle of buyout funds.

Duncan lives and breaths private equity and does every type of fund. He has an excellent reputation.

Warren Allan
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Warren Allan
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Band 3

Warren Allen maintains a respected secondaries practice and is noted for his experience across a range of matters, including on preferred equity and GP-led transactions.

Warren is very strong, always available and pleasure to work with.

Warren is an absolute pleasure to work with and is always one step ahead on any transaction.

Warren is accomplished, very calm and is a very objective individual. He is very pragmatic.

Warren always quick to respond with a very high level of service. He consistently provides very thoughtful, commercial and technical responses.

Peter Olds
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Peter Olds
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Band 4
Peter Olds advises top clients in the realm of pan-European private funds, offering particular expertise in infrastructure fund formation and co-investments.

Peter is very approachable, super knowledgeable and helpful.

We greatly appreciate Peter's professionalism.

Peter is a pleasure to work with.

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UK-wide

Investment Funds: Private Equity

Nigel van Zyl
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Nigel van Zyl
1
Band 1
Duncan Woollard
3
Duncan Woollard
3
Band 3
Peter Olds
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Peter Olds
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Band 4
Investment Funds: Private Equity: Credit Funds

James Oussedik
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James Oussedik
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Band 2
Investment Funds: Private Equity: Secondaries

Bruno Bertrand-Delfau
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Bruno Bertrand-Delfau
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Band 1
Warren Allan
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Warren Allan
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Band 3
Investment Funds: Private Equity: Venture Capital

Edward Lee
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Edward Lee
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Band 2