James Sargent
Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP
Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP
Client SatisfactionWorking with premier real estate fund manager clients, Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP leverages its considerable private funds group to routinely advise on flagship fundraisings. The team is headed up by Ed Gander, who boasts more than 25 years of fundraising experience. James Sargent regularly leads on some of the team's most significant mandates, including multi-billion Euro fundraisings. James Bromley advises on new manager establishments, platform extensions, and GP-stake transactions, while Jacquelyn Volpe supports a litany of significant sponsors in the real estate, private equity, and infrastructure sectors. Stephen Fox is skilled at the structuring, marketing, and negotiation of real estate funds and GP-led secondaries and co-investments. Other key figures include Marc Schubert, who has deep experience regarding the financial regulatory implications of real estate fundraisings.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Commercial mindset, strong technical skills, good understanding of the market terms.'
‘Strong commercial mindset and solutions-oriented. Very pleasant people to work with.'
‘The team has excellent market knowledge, they also possess a strong business insight, deliver promptly, are enjoyable to work with, highly professional, adept at negotiations, and have learned our company's way of working and our products very well. ’
‘James Sargent's ability to react quickly and resolve even challenging issues swiftly is remarkable.
‘Deeply knowledgeable of market practice, business-minded, approachable and responsive. ’
‘James Sargent, Jacquelyn Volpe and Marloes Zaman are all highly skilled individuals with a deep understanding of the alternative investment/real estate fund industry and applicable market.'
‘Top-tier funds practice with diverse client base and engaged partners.’
‘Team is very strong on understanding the market and hence to get the best and most efficient deal at high pace.’
Key clients
- ARA Asset Management
- CapMan
- Castleforge
- Cheyne Capital
- Revetas Capital
- Victory Advisors
- Yoo Capital
Work highlights
- Acted as lead fundraising adviser on Capman's first open-ended real estate fund.
- Acting on the establishment and fundraising of ARA’s flagship European value-add real estate fundraising.
- Acted as lead fundraising adviser on CapMan Nordic Real Estate IV.
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Practice head
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Ed Gander