Law Firm of the Year - Structuring
Addleshaw Goddard
AG has significantly expanded its presence in the funds space, with a dedicated team of 12+ partners in London and over 90 lawyers globally within the Private Funds Group with expertise across PE, venture/growth, impact, credit, secondaries, and infrastructure. Our 2024 expansion into Madrid and the KSA underscores our commitment to growth and supporting our PE funds clients internationally.
Key achievements include helping our clients YFM and Hakluyt Co surpass fundraising targets for their buyout an maiden technology funds respectively, orchestrating the largest UK agricultural fundraise for Royal London on a natural capital strategy, and advising impact manager North Sky Capital on a lead investment in a UK continuation fund. AG is advising on innovative strategies, including a new fund investing in international female sports.
We also introduced a unique offering for independent sponsors/deal by deal GPs in partnership with Headway Capital Partners, serving a fast-growing segment of the PE market with clients including AS Equity, Souter Investments, Westbrooke and Pictet.
Kirkland & Ellis
Kirkland’s London Investment funds team – the largest by number in Europe at 120+ attorneys – offers a unique combination of market-leading funds and tax attorneys as well as in-house regulatory, fund finance and ESG teams. Kirkland has been ranked Band 1 for Investment Funds: Private Equity in Chambers Global, Chambers USA, Chambers UK and Chambers Asia-Pacific for a decade, reflecting our exceptional capabilities across the world. We have also been recognised as EMEA Law Firm of the Year 2023 by PEI, PERE and PEI Secondaries. We possess the largest investment funds practice of any law firm globally, with 650+ investment funds attorneys. Given the scale of our practice, we offer our clients an enormous repeat player advantage and unmatched market awareness and visibility. Our clients range from household-name global asset managers to emerging managers, and Kirkland is unique in its long-standing commitment to representing more middle-market and smaller managers than any other law firm. Since 2013, Kirkland has advised on more than 1,900 fund formations that are closed and in process representing over $2.17 trillion in capital commitments. It is estimated that Kirkland represents about 1/3 of all funds formed (based on capital commitments raised) according to Preqin.
Proskauer Rose
Proskauer’s London Private Investment Funds team has advised on some of the most complex fundraisings in the market over the last 12 months. Comprised of 70+ lawyers in London dedicated to the private funds space, our experience representing both sponsors and institutional investors across the market gives our clients unparalleled insight into current trends, developments, terms and conditions.
Proskauer’s private investment funds practice has cemented its position as first choice trusted funds counsel to the asset management community. We have market-leading capabilities in fund structuring, offering and management for closed-ended funds (including hybrid funds) in a wide range of asset classes including private equity, venture/growth, credit, secondaries, infrastructure, impact, and beyond. Key clients include: 2150, AnaCap, A.P Moller, Ardian, Capital Dynamics, EMK Capital, G Square, Hg, Hollyport, Investcorp, Lexington Partners, Northzone & One Peak Partners amongst many other brand name fund managers.
During the judging period, numerous members of our team have been recognized by high-profile industry publications, underscoring our peoples’ prestige in the market. Most recently, Sean Spence was named to Law.com’s Rising Stars: The UK Legal Industry's Best Up-and-Coming Black Lawyers, 2024 List and Lucie Rose was recognised by Law.com as a Rising Stars: The UK Legal Industry's Best Up-And-Coming Women, 2024 List.
Voting Closed
To find out who won, book a table at the Mergermarket British Private Equity Awards on 01 October 2024, by contacting Chris Coe.