Investment Funds: Private Equity
UK Guide 2025 : UK-wide
Band 4
Contact number
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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.
Work Highlights
- Willkie advised Freshstream Investment Partners on the fundraising of Freshstream II.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The Willkie team provide an attentive service and thoughtful advice. It's a true partnership."
"The team are very responsive, but most importantly they are commercial."
"Willkie were instrumental. They handheld us through the process."
"We ask a lot of Willkie on occasion and the team always delivers. It's an efficient service that is very good value for money, which we appreciate.Willkie is an efficient and hard-working team."
"The Willkie team provide an attentive service and thoughtful advice. It's a true partnership."
"The team are very responsive, but most importantly they are commercial."
"Willkie were instrumental. They handheld us through the process."
"We ask a lot of Willkie on occasion and the team always delivers. It's an efficient service that is very good value for money, which we appreciate.Willkie is an efficient and hard-working team."
Notable Practitioners
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 commercial and has deep industry knowledge."
"Solomon is a smart, commercially minded lawyer who understands temperaments and helps us to think beyond legal issues."
"Solomon's negotiation skills, creative problem-solving and ability to see the wood from the trees particularly stand out from competitors."