Christopher Elson > Proskauer Rose LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Proskauer Rose LLP
8 Bishopsgate
LONDON
EC2N 4BQ
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 is noted for its work in the secondary market, with experience spanning LP portfolios, spin-offs, tender offers, fund restructurings, and other liquidity solutions. The group acts for significant buyer-side mandates as well as sellers, smaller buyers, GPs, and lenders. Nigel van Zyl extensively advises asset managers and institutional investors on the entirety of investment fund matters. Bruno Bertrand-Delfau is a leading specialist in private equity secondaries, having worked on some of the market’s most complex LP portfolios and GP-led transactions. Christopher Elson covers the fundraising and structuring of private equity, growth, venture capital, and credit funds. Other key figures include Lucie Rose, whose activity on high-value portfolio acquisitions makes her a well-respected figure in the secondary transactions market. James Oussedik joined the practice from Sidley Austin LLP in February 2024.