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

Private Investment Funds

Position

Nigel van Zyl is a partner and co-head of Proskauer’s Private Funds Group at Proskauer.

Nigel specializes in advising asset managers, institutional investors and investment advisors across the full spectrum of investment fund matters.

Praised for his keen business sense and practical approach, Nigel advises leading international fund managers on all aspects of their fund business, including the formation, raising, maintenance and ongoing operation and compliance of their investment funds. He also advises on internal governance, compliance and organization, carried interest and co-investment arrangements, spinouts, re-organizations and restructurings.

Nigel represents institutional investors, including fund of funds, sovereign wealth funds, and global asset managers, with respect to their investments into private equity and other alternative asset funds.

Nigel also advises buyers and sellers of secondary fund interests and the structures used for these transactions, including synthetic secondary and co-investment structures.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Investment fund formation and management > Private funds

(Hall of Fame)

Nigel van ZylProskauer 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.