Category: Investment Funds

Ropes & Gray Advises Benefit Street Partners on $500 Million CLO Equity Fund Close

Ropes & Gray Advises Benefit Street Partners on $500 Million CLO Equity Fund Close. Ropes & Gray has advised Benefit Street Partners (BSP), a leading alternative credit investment manager, on the successful closing of its third captive U.S. CLO equity fund, BSP CLO Equity III, which secured $500 million in total equity commitments. The fund’s […]

DLA Piper Expands Tokyo Office with Leading Investment Funds Team

DLA Piper Expands Tokyo Office with Leading Investment Funds Team. DLA Piper has expanded its Tokyo office with the arrival of a highly regarded Investment Funds team, marking an exciting new chapter for the firm’s presence in Japan and across Asia. Joining from Withers, the new team is led by partners Koji Yamamoto and Yoshiyuki […]

Kirkland & Ellis Adds Andrew J. Gershon and Semhar M. Woldai to Investment Funds Group

Kirkland & Ellis Adds Andrew J. Gershon and Semhar M. Woldai to Investment Funds Group.  Kirkland strengthens its market-leading secondaries team with two high-profile hires amid rising demand. Kirkland & Ellis has announced that Andrew J. Gershon and Semhar M. Woldai will join the firm as partners in its liquidity solutions practice, part of the […]

Sidley Names Brian Fahrney as Executive Committee Chair, Succeeding Michael Schmidtberger

Sidley Names Brian Fahrney as Executive Committee Chair, Succeeding Michael Schmidtberger. Sidley has named veteran corporate lawyer Brian Fahrney as the new Chair of its Executive Committee, the firm announced. Fahrney, a longtime leader at the firm, will continue to serve on Sidley’s Management Committee and maintain his active law practice while stepping into the […]

Kirkland & Ellis Advises Rotunda Capital Partners on Closing of $735 Million Fund IV

Kirkland & Ellis Advises Rotunda Capital Partners on Closing of $735 Million Fund IV. Kirkland & Ellis has advised Rotunda Capital Partners on the final close of Rotunda Capital Partners Fund IV, L.P., which raised $735 million in total capital commitments, far surpassing its original $550 million target. The fund attracted strong interest from both […]

Simpson Thacher Advises Capital Group, KKR on Interval Funds

Simpson Thacher Advises Capital Group, KKR on Interval Funds. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has advised Capital Group as it teams up with private equity giant KKR to broaden access to private market investments, a space long dominated by institutional investors and the ultra-wealthy. The partnership kicks off with the launch of two interval funds […]