Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP acts for prominent asset managers, namely Brookfield Asset Management and Sixth Street Partners, but is also frequently assists middle market and emerging clients in the space, where they cover the full spectrum of assets, with their recent workload including a multitude of buyout and growth equity funds. Practice head Jonathon Soler works on the sponsor side advising funds and institutional investors on formation matters and minority interest sales. Andrew Chizzik works with fund sponsors and limited partners on structuring and negotiating terms of private equity funds, real estate funds and venture capital funds, while Stephanie Srulowitz has extensive experience in secondary transactions, fund restructurings and continuation funds. All lawyers mentioned are in New York.
Testimonials
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- 'Very user friendly, responsive, team oriented, great market knowledge, highest quality at all levels.'
Key clients
- Altas Partners
- American Securities Partners
- Backcast Partners Management
- Brookfield Asset Management
- Centre Partners Management
- Cimarron Healthcare Capital
- Crow Holdings Capital Partners
- Genstar Capital Partners
- Jadian Capital LLC
- Lee Equity Partners
- Pacific Avenue Capital Partners
- Sixth Street Partners
- Strattam Capital
- Stripes Group
- TPG
- Tritium Partners
- WindRose Health Investors
Work highlights
- Advised Brookfield Asset Management in its formation of Brookfield Infrastructure Fund V, having raised $30 billion for the strategy.
- Advised Genstar Capital in its formation of Genstar Capital Partners XI, L.P.
- Advised Brookfield Asset Management in its formation of Brookfield Capital Partners VI, L.P., a $12 billion buyout fund focused on investments globally.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jonathon Soler