Herbert Smith Freehills LLP works with a market-leading roster of UK-listed clients, regularly handling the full complement of transactional and regulatory matters. Practice head Tim West is a specialist in investment fund work whose wide-ranging capabilities span fund launches, secondary raisings, and regulatory compliance reviews. Closed-ended investment funds specialist Nigel Farr is well versed in both public and private fund formation, while Nish Dissanayake is a regular port of call for clients seeking assistance with regulatory concerns. Other key figures include Shantanu Naravane, who regularly handles closed-ended listed fund work with a private equity or healthcare focus.
Key clients
- abrdn Emerging Markets Investment Company
- abrdn Frontier Markets Investment Company
- Amedeo Air Four Plus
- Apax Global Alpha
- Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust
- BioPharma Credit
- Boussard & Gavaudan Holdings
- Brunner Investment Trust
- Carador Income Fund
- CVC Credit Partners European Opportunities
- Doric Nimrod Air One
- Doric Nimrod Air Two
- Doric Nimrod Air Three
- DRI Capital Inc
- Gabelli Merger Plus+
- HarbourVest Global Private Equity
- Henderson European Focus Trust
- Highbridge Tactical Credit Fund
- Hipgnosis Songs Fund
- Impax Environmental Markets
- India Capital Growth Fund
- JPEL Private Equity
- JP Morgan American Investment Trust
- JPMorgan Asian Investment Trust
- JPMorgan Elect
- JPMorgan Global Core Real Assets
Work highlights
- Advising RBC Capital Markets and J.P. Morgan Cazenove, as joint bookrunners, in connection with a proposed placing by 3i Infrastructure.
- Advising JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI) on its merger with The Scottish Investment Trust (SIT).
- Acted for JGGI on a proposed combination with JPE pursuant to a scheme of reconstruction under section 110 of the Insolvency Act 1986.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Tim West