Profile
Work Department
Position
James Oussedik is a partner in Proskauer's Private Funds Group and a member of the firm's Private Capital industry group. 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.
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Testimonials
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‘Nick Rose is a superstar; incredibly hard-working, he has an excellent knowledge of the market and is a fantastic asset to any fund launch process.’
‘We value the team’s technical excellence, commercial pragmatism, and responsiveness, particularly in navigating complex cross-border structures and regulatory environments key strengths include its integrated global team with legal, regulatory, and secondaries expertise, its strong LP-side insight, enhancing negotiation strategy.’
‘Both Lucie Rose and Nigel van Zyl stand out for their rare combination of technical mastery, commercial acumen, and deep market insight. Nigel brings strategic clarity to complex structuring decisions and is a trusted advisor at the most senior levels. Lucie is exceptionally responsive, detail-oriented, and pragmatic—critical during fast-moving fundraises.’
‘Very experienced and knowledgeable about private funds. Have been working with the same people for almost 20 years.’
‘I recommend Nigel van Zyl and Nick Rose.’
‘The entire team is technically very advanced compared to many others in the market when it comes to fund formation and subscription. The full range of service they offer is also not the usual way of working for other firms, who will need partner firms to help on specific topics or geographies.’
Key clients
- Ardian
- Hg
- Fidelio Capital
- A.P Moller Capital
- Singulah
- Moonfire Ventures
- Patria Investments
- Energy Impact Partners
- AnaCap Financial Partners
- BENCIS Capital Partners
- Tenzing Private Equity
- Apiary Capital Partners