Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP‘s investment management practice is adept in complex fund formations, advising some of the biggest and most sophisticated funds in the private equity space and also well-established private equity firms. Michael Hong stands out for such work on complex fund formations. Additionally, Leor Landa is heavily involved in the operation of a range of private investment funds, heading up a group which has been bolstered by several additions to the team in August 2024 from Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. Notable within these is Andrew Ahern, a lawyer who is equally adept in advising sponsors and investors on complex secondary transactions. Elsewhere, Sijia Cai is key for transactions within private equity, including secondaries transactions, but notably M&A related aspect of fund management, such as structuring and co-investment arrangements. June Han is a standout team member. All team members are based in New York,
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Key clients
- 26North Holdings Antares Capital Amberjack Capital Partners BentallGreenOak Strategic Capital Partners Blackstone Bouwinvest Real Estate Investors Cadre Capital CapitalSpring Corsair Capital CPP Investments Credit Suisse Crestview CSFC Management Company Czech Asset Management DeMille Capital Enfoca EQT First Reserve Fremont GHK Capital Partners Glendower Capital Godspeed Capital Golub Capital GrowthCurve Guggenheim Harvest Partners Highbridge Capital Management HPS Investment Partners J.P. Morgan Securities Lightyear Capital MAI Capital Management Metalmark Capital Meritage Group Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners Mudrick Capital Management NY Green Bank Pantheon Parallaxes Capital Perella Weinberg Partners Quadro Partners Reverence Capital Partners RoundTable Capital Partners Rialto Rubicon Founders Symphony Technology Group Tactical Infrastructure Partners Tailwind Capital Group Torquest Beyond Capital Tricon Trilantic Capital Partners TruArc Partners Varagon Capital Partners Whitehorse Capital ZBS Capital Partners
Work highlights
Advised Harvest Partners, LP on its fundraise and related matters for Harvest Partners IX, L.P. and its related parallel funds (together, “HP IX”), which recently held its final closing with approximately $5.34 billion in commitments to the funds, exceeding its goal of $5.25 billion.
Represented PSG Equity in the formation of PSG Europe II, the firm’s second Europe-focused fund, with more than €2.6 billion in commitments.
Represented Ara Partners in the formation of Ara Fund III, a $2.8 billion fund dedicated to industrial decarbonization.
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Michael Hong
Practice head
Leor Landa
Other key lawyers
Michael Hong; Andrew Ahern; Sijia Kai