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Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK) LLP

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Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK) LLP's practice is noted for handling a myriad of issues involving private equity fund formation, single asset funds, LP side representation and secondary transactions. The team is led by secondaries specialist Solomon Wifa, who has experience handling transactions involving multiple jurisdictions including China, sub-Saharan Africa, India, Turkey, and Central and Eastern Europe. Regulatory expert Henrietta de Salis and the 'commercial and organised' Colin Fulton, who primarily advises private investment fund sponsors, are also core members of the team.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Colin Fulton is very commercial and organised. He works hard to ensure our matters are handled efficiently and effectively.’

  • ‘We recommend Henrietta De Salis and Colin Fulton.’

  • ‘The team was extremely efficient. We have had transactions on very tight timelines and they have been able to meet them timeously.’

  • ‘Incredibly responsive and dedicated to their clients.’

  • ‘Colin and the tam at Wilkie support with our transaction execution. They are very well-organised and efficient and have worked hard to understand our business and systems.’

  • ‘Solomon Wifa is very responsive and knowledgeable and provides practical advice.’

  • ‘Solomon Wifa continues to distinguish himself through his depth of experience, commercial understanding and his solid grasp of the key stakeholder considerations. He is one of a kind advisor and I enthusiastically vouch for the quality of his advice.’

Key clients

  • Insight Partners
  • Uhuru Partners
  • Talomon Capital Limited
  • Franklin Templeton Investments
  • Stanley Capital

Work highlights

  • Advised Insight Partners on its $1.3 bn fundraising, including closing the fund.
  • Advising Uhuru Partners on the structuring and raising of its flagship fund, Uhuru Growth Fund I, L.P.  

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Solomon Wifa

Solomon Wifa

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Solomon Wifa is a partner in the Asset Management Group. A well-established investment funds lawyer with experience across a diverse range of asset classes, Solomon has represented sponsors in the formation of, and institutional investors investing in, private equity, hedge, debt, mezzanine, infrastructure, real estate, energy and venture capital funds across a variety of sectors. Solomon also has extensive experience working on a wide range of secondary transactions, secondary directs, co-investment deals, management spinouts, managed accounts and joint ventures, and is involved in transactions in China, sub-Saharan Africa, India, Turkey and Central and Eastern Europe.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Solomon Wifa

Other key lawyers

Henrietta De Salis, Colin Fulton