England - London • Investment fund formation and management
Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP
Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP advises on numerous fundraisings, in addition to ongoing fund management issues for a varied range of clients, which notably includes Oakley, Actis, and decarbonisation fund Just Climate. The team is led by the highly experienced Ed Gander, recommended for his expertise in raising venture capital, private equity, infrastructure, real estate, impact and credit funds. GP stake transactions and GP led secondaries expert James Bromley, and co-investments specialist Stephen Fox are also essential to the team. Further key names include James Sargent, whose areas of expertise include continuation funds and fund recapitalisation processes, and Marc Schubert, who is noted for his regulatory expertise. Jacquelyn Volpe was promoted to partner in January 2023.
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Testimonials
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‘Market leading practice for fund formation for the following reasons - commercial and pragmatic, highly responsive, well resourced with strength in depth, great source of market data, in-house regulatory capability and US capability is useful.’
‘Ed Gander is highly commercial, pragmatic and responsive.’
- ‘Great synergy between the lawyers.’
‘First and foremost, what stands out is the team. Weil is always ready to support us in our needs, is pragmatic in their approach, and is transparent about status of the project.’
- ‘The transactions have conducted themselves smoothly, and the team remains available for post-project questions and discussions.’
- ‘Pleasant people to work with, showcasing professionalism and skill in both legal expertise and negotiation support.’
‘They are a very hands-on, partner-led and client services focused firm. The team are very commercial, very knowledgeable of the sector and have a wide aperture of experience across private funds. They have grown market share and that’s down to the quality of the team and how they operate.’
‘James Bromley is incredibly knowledgeable, commercial, client-friendly and has a diverse background of experience that makes him well suited to his role. His opinions are highly valued by clients and he is a trusted advisor.’
Key clients
- Generation Investment Management
- PAI Partners
- Just Climate
- InfraRed
- Lazard
- bd-Capital
- M&G Catalyst
- Px3
- Blue Horizon
- Aleph
- Actis
- Ashgrove Capital
- Astarte Capital
- Dalmore
- Graphite Capital
- Gyrus
- Wovenlight
- CapMan
- PATRIZIA
- Oakley
- Argos Wityu
Work highlights
- Acts as international funds counsel for PAI Partners on the launch and closings of this PAI successor fund, PAI Partners VIII - having acted on the predecessor fund.
- Advising Actis in relation to the development, launch and closing of the Actis Long Life Infrastructure Fund II. The fund represents the continued extension of Actis’ fund product suite and an expansion of this new Actis business line.
- Acting on the creation of a new business for Generation Investment Management - Just Climate - which seeks to catalyse and channel capital into companies and projects which have the potential to decarbonise the economy.
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Practice head
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Ed Gander