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Proskauer Rose LLP
110 BISHOPSGATE
LONDON
EC2N 4AY
England
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Work Department

Private Investment Funds

Position

Chris is a partner in Proskauer’s Corporate Department and a member of its Private Funds Group.

Chris advises fund managers on fundraising and fund structuring across a wide range of asset classes, including private equity, growth, venture capital and credit funds. He also advises sponsors on tailored liquidity solutions, internal governance, ongoing fund maintenance and compliance matters.

Chris has experience in management spin-outs as well as the structuring of carried interest and employee co-investment incentive plans. He also advises a number of institutional investors on secondary transactions and primary investments.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Investment fund formation and management > Private funds

(Next Generation Partners)

Christopher Elson Proskauer Rose LLP

Proskauer Rose LLP handles a broad spectrum fund formation issues, in addition to funds-related transactional matters involving acquisitions of asset management companies, investments in fund management companies, seed transactions and funds-of-funds. The team primarily acts for European clients. Practice head Nigel van Zyl  specialises in assisting buyers and sellers of secondary fund interests, and advising on the structuring of transactions concerning continuation funds.. Venture capital expert Edward Lee and infrastructure funds specialist Peter Olds are key names of note. Jordan Hurwitz and Bruno Bertrand-Delfau are noted for their focus on secondaries. Aranpreet Randhawa and Christopher Elson are highly recommended, as are special counsels Lucie Rose and Nicholas Rose.