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Ira Kustin

Ira Kustin

USA 2026

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Ira focuses his practice on representing sponsors and investors in complex hedge, credit and private equity funds. He provides counsel to private fund advisers on international investment platforms, including in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Ira’s clients include market-leading global asset managers, start-ups, and mid-sized and larger managers.

Ira has extensive experience counseling established, global investment advisers, as well as start-up managers on most aspects of their operations and regulatory compliance matters. He advises investment fund managers faced with complex restructurings, succession planning, crisis/conflict resolution and consent solicitations.

Ira’s practice includes advising clients on the structuring of arrangements between investment managers’ principals, seeding transactions, co-investment and secondary transactions, and LP-side investments in private funds.

Personal

New York University School of Law, J.D., 1999

University of Cincinnati, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1996

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  • Ira never misses anything, really understands nuances and keeps everything in mind.

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