Latham & Watkins

Led by Matthew Chase in New York alongside Paul Kukish and Alex Kelly, Latham & Watkins advises sponsors on fund formation and related matters across private equity, growth, credit, real assets and other private capital strategies. The practice supports the full fundraising process, including structuring, documentation, investor negotiation and ongoing management issues, and is also active on liquidity and sponsor solutions such as continuation style transactions, tender processes and preferred equity arrangements. Andrea Schwartzman is a go-to advisor for top tier sponsors on formation, strategic capital and GP-led secondaries, and is particularly effective at guiding emerging and spinout managers through first time launches and product expansion. Edward Nelson and Mark Proctor bring longstanding experience across sponsor and investor mandates, and Nadia Sager, who splits her time between San Diego and Los Angeles, is a recognised innovator in permanent and long term capital solutions, regularly advising on novel private capital structures for major platforms and global investors. All individuals are based in New York unless otherwise stated.