England - London • Investment fund formation and management
Sidley Austin LLP
Sidley Austin LLP‘s investment funds practice dispenses advice on a wide range of private equity and credit strategies, including distressed debt, funding solutions, speciality lending, and litigation funding. The team is led by James Oussedik, who has vast knowledge of private fund formation issues concerning hedge funds and infrastructure funds. Mateja Maher and Adrian Grocock left the firm to join Latham & Watkins in July 2023.
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Key clients
- AllianceBernstein
- North Wall Capital
- PineBridge Investments
- Lodbrok Capital
- Moonfare
- Valence8
- Roundshield Partners LLP
- Synthesis Capital
- Queen's Park Equity
- Allianz Capital Partners
Work highlights
- Advisng AllianceBernstein on the creation of its European commercial real estate debt platform, including complex areas of regulation affecting both investors and fund structures.
- Advising North Wall Capital on the full suite of funds, regulatory, and tax matters, in relation to an array of private credit assets, including multiple fundraisings covering a second vintage flagship fundraise, co-investment structures and litigation financing vehicles.
- Acts for Pinebridge in matters across primary fund and secondary transactions, including buy-side representations in structured secondary and continuation fund transactions.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
James Oussedik