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Sidley Austin LLP

Sidley Austin LLP

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United States • Investment fund formation and management

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Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds

'Plugged into developments in the industry', Sidley Austin LLP is particularly well-versed in registered funds matters, acting for closed-end and exchange traded funds, as well as business development companies. The team supports clients along the entire lifecycle of a fund, from formation and distribution to operation and compliance. The practice is led from Boston by Elizabeth Shea Fries and includes the New York-based Nathan Greene, who advises clients on SEC registration, exemptions and investigations. Also in New York, Jay Baris represents clients in transactions, reorganizations and exemptive applications. Carla Teodoro supplements the New York practice's '40 Act offering.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Team is very knowledgeable, plugged into developments in the industry and provides useful and actionable advice to the Independent Trustees. The three members of the team work collaboratively and productively with each other and deliver real value to their clients.’

  • ‘Focused, relevant, actionable, thoughtful, sophisticated, and measured.’

Key clients

  • Blackstone Funds
  • Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. and Carlyle Credit Solutions, Inc.
  • Charles Schwab
  • Cullen Capital Management
  • Fidelity Research & Management
  • First Eagle
  • Independent Directors Committee of Carlyle Secured Lending Inc
  • Invesco Family of Funds
  • Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO)
  • ProShares Trust and ProFunds
  • Royce Global Trust and The Royce Funds
  • UBS PR Funds

Work highlights

Assisted First Eagle Capital Management with the launch of closed-end interval funds and lawsuits relating to the alleged violation of the Securities Act of 1933.
Advised UBS PR Funds on the registration of sponsored funds and providing ongoing counsel to these funds.
Assisted Victory Portfolios IV and Victory Variable Insurance Funds II with the reorganization of the former 100-year-old Pioneer Family of Funds.
Practice head

Elizabeth Shea Fries

Other key lawyers

Nathan Greene; Jay Baris; Carla Teodoro