Ranking tables
Investment Funds: Hedge Funds | Europe
UK
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
- Schulte Roth & Zabel International LLP
- Simmons & Simmons LLP
Band 3
Senior Statespeople
- Iain CullenSimmons & Simmons LLP
Band 1
- Christopher HilditchSchulte Roth & Zabel International LLP
- Josh DambacherSchulte Roth & Zabel International LLP
Band 2
- Abigail Bell Dechert LLP5 Years Ranked
- Tim Pearce Akin8 Years Ranked
- Devarshi SaksenaSimmons & Simmons LLP
Band 3
- Ian Meade Akin8 Years Ranked
- James OussedikProskauer Rose LLP
- Lucian FirthSimmons & Simmons LLP
- Samuel BrooksMacfarlanes LLP
- Stephen RossMacfarlanes LLP
Up and Coming
- Hamish Annandale Akin4 Years Ranked
- Lee SmithSchulte Roth & Zabel International LLP
- Sarah CrabbSimmons & Simmons LLP
All Departments profiles
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2 AkinInvestment Funds: Hedge Funds2024 | Band 2 | 12 Years RankedAkin has a notable private funds group that advises on hedge and private equity fund formation, as well as advice on regulation. The team has broad experience across an array of asset classes, including real estate, infrastructure and credit. It comes highly recommended in the hedge fund space, where it boasts deep expertise in US and EU regulations, tax and complex restructurings. Akin also advises many large alternative asset managers as well as startups.2 Dechert LLPInvestment Funds: Hedge Funds2024 | Band 2 | 12 Years RankedDechert is a respected player in the alternative asset management space and a well-established and active participant in the hedge fund area for both startups and large institutional clients. The firm has global capability, with experience advising on fundraising across the USA, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The team provides comprehensive compliance and regulatory expertise, as well as regional expertise through its offices in Ireland and Luxembourg.
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3 Sidley Austin LLPInvestment Funds: Hedge Funds2024 | Band 3 | 11 Years RankedSidley Austin boasts comprehensive coverage for clients looking to establish hedge funds as well as a growing offering for private equity, infrastructure and credit fundraises. Institutional investors and large sovereign wealth funds retain the group for cornerstone investment negotiations, while the team also advises large alternative asset managers from both sides of the Atlantic on fund formation. The firm has additional experience representing fund clients with illiquid strategies and advising on complex transactional matters.