England - London • Investment fund formation and management
Dechert LLP
Dechert LLP‘s funds team is recommended for its handling of first-time private equity fund launches and its cross-jurisdictional capability, in close cooperation between the London practice and the firm’s Luxembourg and Ireland teams. Practice head Gus Black is an expert in private equity, private credit and private real estate fund formation and secondaries. Black is supported by ’great legal mind’ Christopher Gardner, the experienced Thiha Tun and Marianna Tothova, who is dual qualified in England and Wales, and Luxembourg. The firm recently expanded its practice with the addition of Sam Kay, a private equity funds specialist who joined the team from Travers Smith LLP in July 2023.
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Testimonials
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‘The team has got great depth and there is expertise across the team. They are responsive and reliably produce great product.’
‘Matt Duxbury is great.’
‘Dechert has a market leading private funds practice that encompasses a wide range of asset classes; Dechert also has all of the necessary support departments under one roof (tax, regulatory, derivatives etc.) and is able to provide multi-jurisdictional advice (in particular across UK, Luxembourg and US) to a very high level’
‘Nathalie Sadler: knowledgeable; very responsive and diligent; quickly gets to the heart of the issue
- 'Gus Black: one of leading funds lawyers in the market; extremely knowledgeable; aware of all recent market developments; able to devise practical solutions to complex problems under time pressure.'
‘Great experience in fund structuring, collaborative, solution-oriented and responsive’
‘Chris Gardner has a great legal mind and a great solutions-oriented business person. He has worked closely with our team through a transaction that was extremely difficult. Always helpful, responsive and diplomatic.’
‘Excellent partners. Very responsive and commercially aware. Delivery focused.’
Key clients
- Graham Partners Inc.
- Blixt Partners LLP
- Columna Capital LLP
Work highlights
- Advised Graham Partners in its capacity as the general partner of Graham Partners IV L.P., in connection with the exit by GP IV of OptConnect into a continuation fund.
- Advised a global real estate investment manager on the formation of an SFDR-compliant Article 8 private-equity style closed-end, commingled private investment fund targeting real estate assets in a green strategy.
- Advised Blixt Partners LLP on the final closing of Blixt Fund I LP, a Cayman Islands limited partnership, and the structuring of the corresponding carried interest vehicle.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Gus Black