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James Burdett

James Burdett

Baker McKenzie LLP, United Arab Emirates

Work Department

Corporate

Position

James leads our Middle East and Africa Funds Group and sits on the Firm's Global Funds Steering Committee. He has experience in the formation of private equity and hedge fund structures, fund reviews and due diligence for investors, investment management and advisory agreements, information memoranda and other offering documents, and in advising on specific investment structures for asset classes. He also has extensive experience in advising both buyers and sellers in secondary transactions private equity and real estate fund interests, end of life portfolios and GP-led buyouts. As well as advising fund managers, he counts many large institutional investors amongst his clients. James co-leads the Firm's Sovereign Investor Group and its relationship with the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds with whom Baker McKenzie has an exclusive partnership for the provision of Legal and Regulatory knowledge services.

Languages

English

Memberships

Law Society of England and Wales City of London Law Society

Education

London Guildhall University (Law Society Finals) (1993) London Guildhall University (CPE) (1991) University of Edinburgh (MA Hons, Honors) (1990)

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