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LONDON
EC2Y 9AW
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Solomon Wifa
Work Department
Asset Management
Position
Solomon Wifa is a partner in the Asset Management Group. A well-established investment funds lawyer with experience across a diverse range of asset classes, Solomon has represented sponsors in the formation of, and institutional investors investing in, private equity, hedge, debt, mezzanine, infrastructure, real estate, energy and venture capital funds across a variety of sectors. Solomon also has extensive experience working on a wide range of secondary transactions, secondary directs, co-investment deals, management spinouts, managed accounts and joint ventures, and is involved in transactions in China, sub-Saharan Africa, India, Turkey and Central and Eastern Europe.
Education
University of Greenwich, London, Doctor of Laws (Hon LLB), 2012; University of Greenwich, London, LLB (Law Degree), 1994
Lawyer Rankings
London > Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
(Leading individuals)Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK) LLP‘s practice is noted for handling a myriad of issues involving private equity fund formation, single asset funds, LP side representation and secondary transactions. The team is led by secondaries specialist Solomon Wifa, who has experience handling transactions involving multiple jurisdictions including China, sub-Saharan Africa, India, Turkey, and Central and Eastern Europe. Regulatory expert Henrietta de Salis and the ‘commercial and organised’ Colin Fulton, who primarily advises private investment fund sponsors, are also core members of the team.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Private funds London > Investment fund formation and management
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Finance > High yield
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£250m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration