Holland & Knight is adept at advising venture capital clients on fund terms as well as advising natural resources managers on the tax-efficient structuring of their general partner vehicles. These clients range from start-ups to large cap funds. Bradley Van Buren, who has a strong track record of advising emerging fund managers and Olesya Bakar, who is head of the firm’s real estate fund Formation practice and is described as ‘responsive and creative with real estate fund issues’, head up the team. The pair work out of Boston and Washington DC respectively.
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Testimonials
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- 'They have been a great partner to us. We are happy that the lawyers there are thoughtful, subject matter experts, and commercial. Collaboration within the firm is evident as the lead partner on the account always makes sure our cases are always in the hands of the professional best suited for the job.'
- 'Stacy Thomas is incredibly responsive, and has great communication skills.
- 'Good strength in real estate funds.'
- 'Olesya Bakar is responsive and creative with real estate fund issues.'
Key clients
- Epilog Partners
- Marble Capital
- Blue Opal Capital
- Buckhorn Resources
- Shield Capital
- Woodside Capital Partners
- Azkamo
- Aiga Management
- BH3 Management
- VamosVentures
Work highlights
Advised Marble Capital on the formation of Marble Capital Fund IV and its associated co-investment vehicles, which announced the Fund’s final closing with $816 million in capital commitments in October 2023 – the largest fund that Marble has raised to date.
Represented Aiga Capital Partners in the formation of its debut climate infrastructure fund with more than $240 million of capital commitments from seven limited partners, including pension funds, family offices, fund of funds, OCIOs, foundations, and other institutional investors.
Represented Providence Energy in the formation of Sierra Energy Holdings II, LLC (“Sierra II) in partnership with Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Lawyers
Practice head
Bradley Van Buren; Olesya Bakar
Other key lawyers
Tim Poydenis; Stacy Thomas