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https://www.weil.com/experience/practices/private-funds
Chambers Review
Weil, Gotshal & Manges has an exceptional private funds team active across EMEA and the USA, offering seamlessly integrated and holistic fund services in formation, marketing, tax and secondary transactions. Private equity, real estate and infrastructure are the focuses of the team. The London team counts large fund managers among its enviable client base.
Work Highlights
- Acted for Brookfield Global Transition Fund in the development, launch and initial closings for the world's largest dedicated energy transition fund with a target of USD12.5 billion.
Strengths
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"The true strength of the Weil team is their commercial awareness, which is second to none.”
"They are very familiar with the various layers of complexity created by private equity structures and more than capable of handling them."
"The true strength of the Weil team is their commercial awareness, which is second to none.”
"They are very familiar with the various layers of complexity created by private equity structures and more than capable of handling them."
Notable Practitioners
Ed Gander is head of Weil's London private funds team. He is commended for his work acting for leading asset management groups on international private equity fundraises.
"Ed is an exceptional funds lawyer and our go-to sounding board across a broad range of fund-related issues."
"Ed is super-focused on client service and has very strong commercial awareness."
James Sargent focuses on the formation of major infrastructure and real estate funds. He provides extensive advice on structuring, formation and financing.
"James is responsive, very commercial and makes complexities seem easy to deal with."
"James is very seasoned in negotiating with investors and has a great knowledge of market practice and standards."
"James is very experienced and pragmatic with strong industry knowledge."
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