England - London • Investment fund formation and management
DLA Piper
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DLA Piper offers a ‘unique’ one stop shop, assisting with fund structuring and tax mandates to fund finance, investment and regulation work. Known for its ’sound, pragmatic and commercial partner-led advice’, the fund finance department offers ‘outstanding broad market knowledge’ and ’unrivalled cross-practice capabilities.’ The team is now led by Anthony Lombardi, who joined the team from Schulte Roth & Zabel International LLP. Lombardi is a 'diligent financing lawyer' noted for his strong ‘technical knowledge,’ who represents hedge funds, private equity funds, family offices and ultra-high-net-worth individuals. Another key lawyer in the team is Mei Mei Wong, who is dual qualified in England and Australia, and focuses on borrower-side fund financing, acquisition and corporate financing. Bryony Widdup and Mariel Luna left the firm in November 2022.
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‘The team is unique in acting for a large number of high-profile clients across all fund types, including hedge funds, infrastructure funds, real estate funds, private equity, fund of funds, venture funds, family offices and principals of all funds in a large variety of financings across multiple asset classes. The team benefits from the firm’s unrivalled cross-practice capabilities and international network across Europe, the US and Asia. Leveraging the firm’s unrivalled global knowledge, the practice has the ability to cover any asset or legal issue for funds in all jurisdictions at an exceptional standard. This enhances the capability to handle complex cross-border deals.’
‘Anthony Lombardi is an excellent lawyer. He is exceptionally responsive to queries and responds in friendly, pragmatic and commercial manner. He understands our business and spends time getting to know what really matters for our commercial objectives and guides other fee earners to do so. He's a strategic partner to our business and facilitates early commercial calls.’
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