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Kenneth S Blazejewski

Kenneth S Blazejewski

USA 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

Private Equity: Secondaries

USA - Nationwide

2 years ranked

Private Equity: Fund Formation

USA - Nationwide

1 year ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Kenneth S. Blazejewski is a Partner in Cleary Gottlieb’s Global Funds Practice and Co-Leader of the Sponsor Solutions Group.

Ken’s practice focuses on organizing and advising private investment funds and advising on private equity secondary investors and sponsors on the full range of GP-led secondaries and continuation fund transactions, including portfolio transactions, single asset transactions, and strip sales. In addition, Ken has extensive experience in strategic transactions, including GP seeding and GP staking transactions and other joint ventures. His representative clients in the secondaries space include Ares, Coller Capital, Brookfield, Heritage, Barings and Two Sigma.

Ken also has deep experience working with sponsors on raising capital for a variety of investment vehicles, ranging from large buyout and secondary funds to specialized credit funds to deal-specific co-investment vehicles. His representative clients include KKR, Pinegrove and Sixth Street.

Career

Ken joined Cleary Gottlieb in 2007 and became counsel in 2017 and a partner in 2021. From 2011 to 2013, he was resident in the London office. From 2001 to 2003, Ken worked as a program associate at the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington, D.C. From 1999 to 2000, he was a Fulbright Scholar in the Dominican Republic.

New York University School of Law J.D. (2007), Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs M.P.A. (2007), Harvard College B.A., cum laude (1999).

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Private Equity: Secondaries - USA - Nationwide

Band 3
Individual Editorial

Kenneth Blazejewski serves as head of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton's global private funds alternative and liquidity transactions practice. He is recognized for his excellent secondaries practice.

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Private Equity: Fund Formation - USA - Nationwide

Band 5
Individual Editorial

Kenneth S Blazejewski advises leading sponsors across a range of funds in connection with fund closings and fundraises.

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Strengths

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  • We trust Ken for substantive technical advice.

    Private Equity: SecondariesChambers Guide to the USA

  • Ken is dynamic, thoughtful and caring.

    Private Equity: SecondariesChambers Guide to the USA

  • Ken provided invaluable guidance by simplifying complex issues.

    Private Equity: SecondariesChambers Guide to the USA

  • Ken is really experienced and a highly trusted adviser. He is thorough, reasonable and relentless in getting to outcomes.

    Private Equity: SecondariesChambers Guide to the USA

  • Kenneth is a smart and thoughtful lawyer.

    Private Equity: Fund FormationChambers Guide to the USA

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