Nick Benson > Latham & Watkins > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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Nick Benson
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Nick Benson is a member of the firm’s global Investment Funds Group and has more than 20 years’ experience of advising sponsors and investors on the formation and operation of private investment funds and related transactions.
Drawing on more than two decades of funds experience, Nick advises clients on all aspects of the formation and operation of investment funds. He delivers thoughtful and commercially focused counsel to a variety of market participants, including leading financial institutions, investment firms, and sovereign wealth funds. His work also encompasses a full array of investment areas, including the buyout, venture, technology, infrastructure, and credit spaces.
Nick’s practice includes:
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- Fund formation
- Establishment of bespoke investment mandates and investment managers/advisors
- Secondary transactions, including GP-led transactions, pre-invested funds, fund restructurings, and LP portfolio sales
- Ownership transitions and strategic partnerships
- Fund governance and related matters
Nick also maintains an active pro bono practice, including by advising charities on corporate and partnership matters. He also volunteers at legal aid centers, offering advice to individuals.
Nick currently serves as the firm’s UK Money Laundering Reporting Officer (AML).
Lawyer Rankings
London > Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
(Leading partners)Continuing to add noteworthy sponsors to its already impressive client list, various top-tier asset managers regularly call upon Latham & Watkins
for its expertise in fund formation and product development. From closed-ended funds to permanent capital and evergreen structures, the team is capable across the entire liquidity spectrum. Nick Benson boasts more than 25 years of experience in the formation and operation of private investment funds and transactions. Mateja Maher strengthens the practices with his buy and sell-side secondaries expertise. James McCrory regularly advises on GP-led transactions, bespoke strategic partnerships, and joint venture arrangements. Adrian Grocock‘s client base includes first-time sponsors and those engaged with multi-billion dollar products, while Clare Scott‘s broad practice includes both open and closed-ended fund formations.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Private funds London > Investment fund formation and management
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets: mid-large cap
- Risk advisory > ESG
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Finance > High yield
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Industry focus > TMT
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Finance > Securitisation
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Media finance
- Real estate > Property finance
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Finance > Acquisition finance