Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Investment Funds: Private Equity | Chambers UK Profile

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Investment Funds: Private Equity - UK-wide

4

Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Willkie maintains a global investment funds practice group. Its London office is able to advise on the formation of secondary funds and has experience of secondary transactions, secondary directs, co-investment deals, management spinouts, managed accounts and joint ventures. The group has acted on multiple portfolio acquisitions and dispositions for a range of institutional investors, including investment banks, pension funds, endowments and fund-of-fund investors.

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Work Highlights

Willkie Farr represented Insight Partners in relation to the closure of its thirteenth flagship fund and its structured equity fund, Opportunities Fund II. The funds closed with a combined total capital commitment of USD12.5 billion.

Strengths

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Willkie are highly responsive and very commercial.

Investment Funds: Private Equity respondent
UK

Willkie Farr gives great support to us. They know us and our business very well. They are a consistent team that delivers a great commercial service.

Investment Funds: Private Equity respondent
UK

Willkie are are well regarded for secondaries and we also like working with them in non-secondary contexts.

Investment Funds: Private Equity respondent
UK

Willkie are highly responsive and very commercial.

Investment Funds: Private Equity respondent
UK

Willkie Farr gives great support to us. They know us and our business very well. They are a consistent team that delivers a great commercial service.

Investment Funds: Private Equity respondent
UK

Willkie are are well regarded for secondaries and we also like working with them in non-secondary contexts.

Investment Funds: Private Equity respondent
UK

Notable Practitioners

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Solomon Wifa

3

Band 3

Solomon Wifa is recognised for his practice forming international private equity funds, including energy funds. He also works with large investors, helping them to effectively structure their investments into funds. He is noted for his knowledge of Africa-focused funds.

Solomon is very knowledgeable.

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Investment Funds: Private Equity

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Solomon Wifa

3

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