Alternative Asset Management at the GP/Manager level

Sophisticated, complex and highly regulated, the alternative asset management industry continues to offer significant opportunity. For both business-critical strategic decision and day-to-day operational questions, we are fully committed to supporting you at the Manager level to build on your success. With a cross-practice team of over 40 partners, we offer experience across fund formations, tax, regulatory, M&A and finance to provide strategic and highly bespoke advice in every situation from teams that are dedicated to the sector.

Whether you are bolstering an existing offering, building an entirely new platform or product range or considering a spin out, we have in-depth expertise in the full range of deal structures. The combination of our cross-disciplinary specialisms and experience in the alternatives space is unparalleled, providing seamless support for your most complex transaction.

We are steeped in the market and our deep understanding of industry trends and market terms – combined with a determination to help our clients achieve their strategic goals - means we are also perfectly positioned to advise on milestone events including, for example, sale of a GP stake to maximise long-term liquidity.

The regulatory and tax landscapes are key to the alternative asset management industry and are always changing. Our sector specialists deliver clear, practical advice that allows you to make the right operational choices and fully focus on your core business activities.

EQT AB, the largest alternative investment fund manager in the Nordic region, on the global regulatory aspects of its IPO on the NASDAQ Stockholm exchange, on the establishment of their CLO platform within the Credit business and later the sale of its Credit business segment to Bridgepoint.
Leading global alternative asset managers on the extent to which their UK-based business development and investor relations personnel are able to continue to market funds and investment services to EU27 investors and clients post-Brexit.
TA Associates on the sale of Merian Global Investors Limited to Jupiter Fund Management PLC.

Advising on the spin-out of The Carlyle Group’s Irish private equity investment team to form Melior Equity Partners including the regulatory structuring required for the team to continue advising the existing Carlyle Cardinal Ireland fund. We subsequently advised on the launch and fundraising of Melior’s own standalone fund, Melior Equity Partners II SCSp.
Benson Elliot Capital Management, a leading pan-European private equity real estate fund manager, on its sale to PineBridge Investments Holdings Europe Limited, a private global asset manager.
Advising Augusta Ventures, the litigation funder, on its financing and management arrangements relating to its capital pools