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Paula Kennedy

Paula Kennedy

UK 2026

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About

Provided by Burness Paull

UK

Career

Paula heads up the firm’s finance & funds division. She specialises in investment funds.

She advises on the structuring, establishment and operation of a wide range of private funds structures involving the use of Scottish limited partnerships. This includes fund vehicles, carried interest partnerships, feeder vehicles and acquisition structures. Clients include major domestic and international fund houses, and City and international law firms.

Paula has significant experience in advising institutional investors on investments in private equity and other alternative funds established in a variety of jurisdictions across the globe. She leads Burness Paull's investor-side practice which advises on primary investments, secondary deals and co-investments.

Prior to joining Burness Paull, Paula spent a number of years in the City with Travers Smith.

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Partnership - Scotland

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Band 1

Individual Editorial
Paula Kennedy heads the finance and funds division at Burness Paull. She regularly advises investors on fund formation and structuring, including use of the Scottish limited partnership model.

Strengths

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  • Paula is such a wonderful person to work with. I am incredibly grateful for her partnership.

    PartnershipChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • A joy to work with. She understands our business and provides us with excellent service and advice.

    PartnershipChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • I think Paula is an absolutely superb lawyer and she is my first port of call for every matter that has a Scottish element. She is warm, pragmatic and also blessed with astute commercial acumen.

    PartnershipChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • I very much enjoy working with Paula and trust her judgement.

    PartnershipChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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