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Geoffrey Kittredge
Work Department
Investment Funds Group.
Position
Geoffrey Kittredge, a London-based partner and Chair of Debevoise’s European Funds/Investment Management Group, focuses his practice on private investment fund formation. Mr. Kittredge represents a broad range of international private equity and other private investment funds and their sponsors, including buyout, infrastructure, energy, credit, real estate, secondaries and venture funds, as well as funds of funds.
Career
Qualified 1997; Debevoise & Plimpton 1996 to date; international counsel 2003-05; partner 2005 to date.
Mr. Kittredge has been in Europe since 1999 and in London since 2002, where he is Chair of Debevoise’s European Private Equity Funds Group.
Memberships
Resident in Europe since 1999 and in London since 2002, he is a member of the Legal & Regulatory Council of the Global Private Capital Association (previously the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association), and is also a member of the Legal & Accounting Committee of the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association.
Education
University of Virginia (1984 BA political philosophy and English literature); Colombia University (1992 MBA finance and business economics); New York University (1996 JD).
Lawyer Rankings
London > Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
(Hall of Fame)Covering UK, European, and US tax and regulatory advice, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP‘s ‘consistent, thoughtful and timely advice‘ makes it a key choice for a diverse roster of clients. Particular focus areas are credit, venture/growth, and secondary funds. For over 20 years, Geoffrey Kittredge
works with clients on private investment fund formation. The formation, management and re-organisation of private funds are hallmarks of Matthew Dickman’s busy practice, as are regulatory compliance and governance matters. John Rife assumes a central role in the group’s transactional work, including GP restructurings, tenders, portfolio transactions, and fundless sponsor transactions. Patricia Volhard strengthens the firm’s cross-border capabilities, splitting her time between London, Paris, and Frankfurt.
India > Foreign firms
The ‘very impressive’ team at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP handles a broad range of corporate, commercial and private equity mandates for notable clients across the globe. Steering the practice is Geoffrey Burgess, who is notably active across TMT, healthcare and private equity arenas, and Lord Peter Goldsmith KC, both of whom are based in London. Geoffrey Kittredge contributes his knowledge of private equity and investment fund formation.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame London > Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Private funds London > Investment fund formation and management
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Risk advisory > ESG
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory