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Alexander Chester

Alexander Chester

UK 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Alexander Chester specialises in international fund formation, secondaries, and advisory work in the private equity, debt, real estate, infrastructure and fund of funds sectors.

Alex's experience covers blind pool funds, secondary transactions, general partner-led restructurings, co-investments and separate accounts. Alex's experience also includes advising on carried interest and executive co-investment arrangements, as well as various internal matters relating to fund managers. He has advised on a number of acquisitions and spin-outs of fund management businesses. He advises managers on the establishment of private funds, including in respect of structuring, marketing, fund terms, investor negotiations and closings, as well as issues arising over the life of the fund. He also advises a number of prominent institutional investors in connection with their proposed commitments to private funds.

Career

University of Oxford (St Hugh's College) 2006

Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales in 2010

Associate 2010 - 2019

Partner since 2019

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Investment Funds: Private Equity - UK-wide

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Alexander Chester is a specialist investment funds practitioner who advises GP-side clients on fund formation, restructurings and co-investments, covering a wide range of asset classes.

Strengths

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  • Alex Chester has been very strong for us. He is very solution-focused. He tries to help you find a sensible and pragmatic path forward on things.

    Investment Funds: Private EquityChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • He has a commercial approach combined with an excellent knowledge of the applicable legal frameworks and is a pleasure to work with.

    Investment Funds: Private EquityChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Alex has consistently provided a very high level of service on our fund-related matters.

    Investment Funds: Private EquityChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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