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Dechert LLP Offices
25 Cannon Street
EC4M 5UB
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Mr Sam Kay
Position
Partner
Career
Sam Kay is a partner in Dechert’s financial services group, advising on a wide range of investment funds matters. With a career spanning over 25 years, Mr. Kay has a particular focus on fund formation, representing private funds and asset managers throughout the private equity, private debt/credit, infrastructure and real estate industries.
Mr. Kay advises GPs on complex transactions such as continuation funds, tender offers and strip sales and has deep experience advising clients on matters of strategic significance such as GP-stake sales, internal restructurings for succession planning, management spin-outs and complex carried interest arrangements.
In addition to GP-focused work, Mr. Kay advises institutional investors, funds-of-funds and asset allocators in connection with their participation in funds, as well as LP-led secondary activity from single assets to large portfolio sales.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
Dechert LLP
‘s breadth is evidenced by its activity across the full range of fund sizes and asset classes, including private credit and real estate. Gus Black regularly receives instructions from significant asset managers in the private equity and credit sphere. Christopher Gardner‘s ability in offshore jurisdictions attracts a host of sponsors and investors from the Middle East, North Africa, and North America. Sam Kay joined the practice from Travers Smith LLP in July 2023, while Thiha Tun moved to Goodwin.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Employment > Employers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Real estate > Property finance
- Finance > Securitisation
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+