Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP announced today that private funds lawyer Terence Rozier-Byrd has joined the Firm as a partner in the Asset Management Department. He is based in New York.

Terence represents private fund sponsors on the formation and ongoing operation of investment funds across the spectrum of asset classes, including private equity, growth equity, credit, real estate, fund of funds, hybrid and hedge funds.  Terence also regularly advises private fund sponsors and institutional investors on a variety of transactional matters, including co-investments, seed capital arrangements, early and growth stage venture capital investments, secondary transactions in private companies and secondary transactions involving interests in private funds. He has been recognized for his achievements and leadership by legal directories and professional organizations and is a frequent speaker at industry events. 

“Terence brings significant private fund formation and transactional experience to our global private funds team, and we are delighted to welcome him to Willkie,” said Phil Isom, Chair of Willkie’s Private Funds practice group. “His diverse practice across various asset classes and substantial secondaries sector work will further augment our capabilities, as we continue to see increased demand from sponsors and investors for fund formation and transactional capabilities across our offices.”

Terence joins a team of 25 partners in Willkie’s Asset Management Department who focus specifically on private fund formation and liquidity solutions transactions across the Firm’s offices in New York, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, London, Paris and Frankfurt. He was previously a partner at Akin Gump.

Terence commented: “Willkie’s leading asset management platform is one of the most experienced and diversified in the market. Its well-established global transactional practices and market leading SEC regulatory and compliance practice group are ideal complements for the next phase of my practice. I am excited to further extend the Firm’s deep private funds capabilities to clients in the U.S. and globally.”

Willkie’s Asset Management team is one of only three firms ranked by Chambers USA for each of Private Equity: Fund Formation; Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance; Investment Funds: Investor Representation; Hedge Funds; and Registered Funds. Willkie is also recognized in the 2024 editions of Chambers Europe (France) for Investment Funds and Chambers UK for Investment Funds: Private Equity Secondaries.