Band 1
Provided by Paula Kennedy
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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Paula is such a wonderful person to work with. I am incredibly grateful for her partnership.
A joy to work with. She understands our business and provides us with excellent service and advice.
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.
I very much enjoy working with Paula and trust her judgement.
Paula is such a wonderful person to work with. I am incredibly grateful for her partnership.
A joy to work with. She understands our business and provides us with excellent service and advice.
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.
I very much enjoy working with Paula and trust her judgement.