James Oussedik > Proskauer Rose LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Proskauer Rose LLP
8 Bishopsgate
LONDON
EC2N 4BQ
England
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Work Department

Corporate; Private Investment Funds

Position

James Oussedik is a partner in Proskauer’s Corporate Department and a member of its Private Funds Group and Private Capital Team. James co-leads the Firm’s global credit funds and sovereign wealth funds initiatives.

James advises a broad range of sponsors and investors, covering the establishment of all types of private funds, and advice to sovereign wealth funds, seed investors, pension funds, family offices, and financial institutions, across a range of private and public market strategies. James’s sponsor practice is particularly strong in credit-related strategies of all types across the liquidity spectrum, including credit opportunities, corporate funding solutions, litigation funding, special opportunities, and special situations/distressed. James also has particular experience of advising spin-out managers on the structuring of management arrangements and fund formation, as well as joint venture arrangements and co-investments for both sponsors and investors.

James has considerable experience in relation to the establishment and maintenance of investment funds, funds of one and managed accounts, co-investments, investor negotiations, and related legal and regulatory issues.

Prior to joining Proskauer, James was a co-head of the Investment Funds practice at a global law firm in London.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Investment fund formation and management > Private funds

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James Oussedik  – 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.