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Samuel Kay

Samuel Kay

UK 2026

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Practice Areas

Sam Kay is a partner in Dechert’s financial services group, advising on a wide range of investment funds matters. With a career spanning over 25 years, Mr. Kay has a particular focus on fund formation, representing private funds and asset managers throughout the private equity, private debt/credit, infrastructure and real estate industries.

Mr. Kay advises GPs on complex transactions such as continuation funds, tender offers and strip sales and has deep experience advising clients on matters of strategic significance such as GP-stake sales, internal restructurings for succession planning, management spin-outs and complex carried interest arrangements.

In addition to GP-focused work, Mr. Kay advises institutional investors, funds-of-funds and asset allocators in connection with their participation in funds, as well as LP-led secondary activity from single assets to large portfolio sales.

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Investment Funds: Private Equity - UK-wide

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Band 2

Individual Editorial
Samuel Kay focuses on the formation of private equity funds. He has a broad practice within that space, assisting clients with funds dealing in a range of strategies.

Strengths

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  • Samuel Kay is a very experienced partner and very helpful.

    Investment Funds: Private EquityChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Samuel Kay is a deep thinker who lets his team grow under him but remains fully in control.

    Investment Funds: Private EquityChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Samuel Kay is very experienced, very thoughtful and solution-oriented. He strikes a good balance between being technical and commercial.

    Investment Funds: Private EquityChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • He is very experienced and he takes a commercial approach.

    Investment Funds: Private EquityChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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