Often working alongside other key international offices, including London, Ashurst deploys a ‘service-oriented approach’ for both established and new asset managers across a wide array of alternative asset classes, including infrastructure and venture capital. As well as handling general partnership-side work, including on ESG and sustainable strategies, Arnaud Julien handles limited partnership work for large institutional investors. Antonios Nezeritis departed the firm in November 2025.
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Testimonials

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  • 'They have members that are easy to contact and provide useful information on the market and regulator's view.'
  • 'They display a very service-oriented approach.'
  • 'They think outside the box bring high expertise, an entrepreneurial mindset and pragmatism all together in every situation.'
  • 'Availability of the team members, proactive stance providing intelligence about forthcoming laws and directives that may impact our business.'
  • 'Good team with members that are easy to contact and who provide useful information on market and regulator's view.'
  • 'Knowledgeable, client oriented, easy to talk to, keen on providing solutions to the client.'

Key clients

  • Generali Investment Partners
  • Agilitas Private Equity LLP
  • Savills Investment Management
  • Mandatum SICAV-UCITS
  • Syz Capital AG
  • Equitix
  • Intermediate Capital Group
  • Foresight Group
  • Fremman Capital
  • BlueBox
  • Tyrus Capital Investments
  • Algebris

Work highlights

Advised Foresight Group on the establishment of the Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners Fund II.
Advised Investec W&I International PCC Limited on its redomiciliation from Guernsey to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Advised Algebris Investments on the launch of its first venture capital strategy, Algebris Climatech.
Other key lawyers

Arnaud Julien; Frank Noesen; Thécla Madonna; Stella Rante