Amanda Persaud

Amanda Persaud is a co-chair of the Investment Funds & Private Capital practice at Paul Hastings. She ranks among the nation’s top attorneys for private equity, credit and hybrid fund raises, with more than 25 years advising preeminent private fund sponsors. A trusted adviser to global alternative asset management firms, Amanda counsels clients on fundraises, fund transactions and firm governance and ownership across private equity, private credit — including direct lending and distressed and opportunistic strategies — hedge, infrastructure and real estate, for both open- and closed-end fund structures.

She frequently counsels private equity founders and senior executives on upper-tier firm arrangements. Her work in asset management M&A and sponsor solutions includes GP stakes transactions, succession planning, management buyouts, preferred equity structures, joint ventures and spinouts.

Recognized over the course of her career by leading legal directories and industry publications, including by Chambers USA and Chambers Global, Amanda is described by clients as having “great knowledge of the industry,” “expertly navigating intricate legal and regulatory challenges,” and delivering “outstanding client service [with] a high-level of legal sophistication.” She was also named a Notable Woman of Law by Crain's New York Business.

Amanda’s clients have included Acadia Infrastructure Capital, Apollo Global Management, Ashe Capital Management, Balbec Capital/Starwood Capital Group, Biospring Partners, Blackstone, Bluestone Investment Partners, Carlyle, Charlesbank Capital Partners, CI Capital Partners, Declaration Partners, Freeman Spogli, Hilco Global, Houlihan Lokey, Invesco, KKR, Monomoy Capital Partners, Muzinich, New Mountain Capital, PCCP, PEAL Capital, Snowhawk, The Vistria Group, Woodline Partners and Wynnchurch Capital.

University of Virginia School of Law, J.D.

Duke University, B.A.