Matt is the Global Head of Linklaters’ Investment Management Group. He advises on all aspects of private institutional investment products and transactions. Matt acts for both sponsors and investors and his experience covers the structuring and management of funds and managed accounts investing in illiquid assets, particularly in real estate, private equity and credit. He also has experience in private equity style joint ventures and equity syndication, fund equity and debt financing (acting for both sponsors and banks), M&A related to independent and captive investment operations and secondary disposals of fund interests.Work highlights:Matt has led on a wide range of complex investment fund transactions. These include advising: Macquarie Bank on the raising of a number of infrastructure debt funds Deutsche Bank Private Equity on a range of private equity secondaries and private equity funds a large Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund on the disposal of a US$2bn portfolio of private equity interests CBRE on its latest value add European real estate fund, Alinda on the European sleeve of its latest infrastructure fund, Alcentra, the European leader in leveraged loans, on the establishment of the Alcentra Special Situations Fund; an international investment bank on the establishment of its real estate and private markets investment clubs Aviva Investors Global Services Limited on the raising of a European alternative energy fund and a Tokyo property fund a range of cornerstone investors from North America and the Middle East on their investment into market leading European private equity and credit funds and a large middle eastern sovereign wealth fund on the disposition of a US$2bn portfolio of private equity interests.
England - London • Investment fund formation and management
Linklaters LLP
The investment funds practice at Linklaters LLP is led by Matthew Keogh, and acts for top sponsor and investor clients on cross-jurisdictional funds, with particular experience of pan-European real estate funds. It continues to see an uptick in the ESG funds space and sustainability issues pertaining to real estate funds, as well as advising on the structuring, formation, taxation and regulation of all types of alternative investment funds. Keogh is experienced in open-ended real estate, private equity, credit and impact funds and is supported by Rahul Manvatkar, who handles transactional and advisory work relating to open- and closed-ended investment funds, both onshore and offshore. Clare Baker is another key practitioner, who is recommended for structuring, marketing and establishment of funds. At the more junior end of the team, Ben Jennings, Julia Vergauwen and Gareth Crimp are especially recommended. Jennings advises on real estate and private equity funds and venture capital, Vergauwen is a key contact for ESG work, and Crimp handles transactional and regulatory matters.
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- 'Matt Keogh is very commercial and understand practicalities of legal positions. Very responsive and hands-on'
- 'Ben Jennings has excellent knowledge on market terms. Very responsive and hands-on.'
- 'Broad team with deep knowledge of the market across strategies.'
Key clients
- Aermont Capital
- Ardian
- Barings
- CBRE Investment Management
- Cerberus
- Hines
- LaSalle Investment Management
- NZ Super Fund (Investor practice)
- Prologis
Work highlights
- Advised Aermont on the establishment and fundraise of their fifth-generation opportunistic real estate fund, Aermont Capital Real Estate Fund V, targeting investments within Europe.
- Advised Aermont Capital on the establishment of PGV SCSp, a long-term vehicle created to acquire and grow Pinewood Group.
- Acted as fund counsel with respect to Barings Real Estate European Value Add Fund II.
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Matthew Keogh