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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
200 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10166-0193
NEW YORK
United States

Position

Edward Sopher is a partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and is co-chair of the Investment Funds Group.

Ed’s practice focuses on the establishment and operation of private investment funds, including private equity funds, funds of funds, hedge funds, credit funds and real estate funds. He has extensive experience representing the investment managers and sponsors of these funds, as well as institutional investors, seed investors, placement agents and joint venture partners.

He has been involved in a wide variety of investment, private equity and financing transactions for his investment fund clients, including co-investments, fund restructurings and recapitalizations. He regularly represents  secondary investment funds in their secondary investment and financing activities. His experience also extends to transactions involving investment management firms, including stake investments, spin-outs, acquisitions, financings and joint ventures.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is well regarded in the private equity funds space and has a wealth of experience advising on the formation of traditional funds, funds of separately managed accounts and co-investment vehicles. The group receives mandates from a diverse client base, among which are leading financial institutions, asset managers, real estate and infrastructure investors as well as family offices and emerging fund sponsors. A trio of practitioners oversee the department: Shukie Grossman and Edward Sopher in New York, who bring with them extensive experience in the formation and operation of private equity funds, alongside Jennifer Bellah Maguire in Los Angeles, who focuses on investor and sponsor side asset manager transactions. Further key names are New York based Roger Singer, who specializes in funds investing in real assets and Bill Thomas in Washington DC, who frequently acts for fund sponsors, institutional investors and joint venture partners. John Senior left the firm in January 2023, while in June 2023 Kevin Bettsteller joined the team from DLA Piper LLP (US), further strengthening the firm’s regulatory expertise.