Mr Michael Newell > Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
100 Bishopsgate
LONDON
EC2N 4AG
England

Work Department

Financial Services

Position

Mike Newell is a partner in Cadwalader’s Financial Services Group, resident in the London office. Mike has extensive experience in advising clients in the asset management industry and, in particular, on the establishment and reorganisation of onshore and offshore collective investment vehicles. He helps both household names and innovative startups set up new businesses and products in both the mainstream and alternative sectors, and is particularly experienced in advising in relation to hedge, private equity and real asset funds, as well as retail mutual funds, UK-listed investment companies and structured products. He also advises asset managers in relation to general corporate and regulatory matters and institutional investors on their private fund investments and secondary sales.

Memberships

Mike is a member of the European Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate Vehicles’ (INREV) Public Affairs Committee, The Association of Real Estate Funds (AREF) and was a member of the FSA’s legal expert group and of the technical committees of a number of industry bodies dealing with the implementation of the AIFM Directive.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP counts both funds and sponsors amongst its clients, whom it advises on secondary raises, mergers and fund restructures. Heading up the practice is Michael Newell, whose expertise includes the structuring of new investment vehicles, including REITs, and a broad range of transactional matters. Jack Andrew Kelly advises sponsors and funds focused on a broad spectrum of asset classes, from infrastructure to emerging markets, on the launch of new funds and fundraising challenges.

London > Real estate > Social housing: finance

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP‘s real estate finance team assists managers and investors in the social housing arena on the structuring, establishment, marketing, and operation of investment funds. Michael Newell and Duncan Hubbard jointly lead the practice; Newell is skilled in the establishment and reorganisation of investment vehicles, while Hubbard has expertise in advising on large, high-profile real estate-related transactions.

London > Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds

Highly skilled and reliable‘, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP is well-versed in complex, multijurisdictional fund structures. The team regularly provides critical advice to sponsors and managers concerning secondary fundraising, M&As, and exits. The team is led by Michael Newell, who has amassed considerable experience in the establishment and reorganisation of investment vehicles, particularly regarding real asset and credit funds. Jack Kelly is noted for his capability concerning private fund structures and public investment companies.

London > Investment fund formation and management > Private funds

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP provides key advice to sponsors and asset managers regarding complex fund structures and secondary fundraisings. Experienced with the full range of asset classes, the team boasts noteworthy knowledge of private credit, in particular. Michael Newell frequently helps clients establish or reorganise investment vehicles in the real assets and credit funds sphere. Clients from the real estate, renewables, and infrastructure sectors regularly instruct Jack Kelly concerning the structuring and formation of investment funds.