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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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Private equity funds (including venture capital)

Praised for its 'wide experience and industry knowledge', Sidley Austin LLP advises sponsors and institutional investors on high end fund formation across buyout, credit, secondaries and venture strategies. Boston's Elizabeth Shea Fries anchors a platform that is increasingly active on complex cross border launches, supported by senior partners including Chicago's John M. Muno and Palo Alto's Shane Goudey. The team also supports repeat sponsor mandates and offers integrated tax and regulatory coverage that helps clients manage fundraising, operations and compliance in a single coordinated service. Alyssa Grikscheit, Jennifer A. Spiegel and Scott Macdonald also come recommended and operate from New York.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Sidley's Private Equity Funds team was wide experience and industry knowledge. The primary team we work with is very strong and they're also able to leverage a variety of expertise from throughout the firm for one-off and unique questions that arise. Despite not wanting for work, they always reply promptly to our requests for assistance.'

  • ‘Brad Meissen is incredibly responsible, dependable, and focused on the bottom line. He does a good job of separating the extraneous from the important and keeping focused on the key matters. He's also but in the work to learn about our business, our industry, and our focus/concerns.’

  • ‘Their experience and practicality. The people are great and very thoughtful.’

  • ‘John Muno is the best fund formation attorney that we/I have every worked with.’

  • ‘Mat Eapen is a masterful transaction coordinator, ready at a moment's notice to help out. While his core expertise is on fund formation and management, he does an excellent job corralling the relevant individuals on any timely or relevant transaction for a fund, even if not strictly funds related.'

  • Dan Philion and Peter Burke are strong debt attorneys who always offer advice without forcing it and display an impressive command of the details.'

Key clients

  • ACCION International
  • Antler
  • Coinfund
  • EnTrust Global
  • Fiat Ventures Investment Management LLC
  • Gemspring Capital
  • General Catalyst
  • Helena Special Investments
  • Innovation Endeavors
  • Inspired Capital
  • Lux Capital
  • New Earth Ventures

Work highlights

Represented Vinci Compass, a leading Brazil-based asset manager, on the launch of BRL$2 billion Vinci Climate Change (VICC), the largest sustainable infrastructure fund in Latin America to classify as an Article 9 fund under European regulations (SFDR).
Representing Orion Resource Partners, a leading US-based, US$8.9 billion global private equity firm, on all aspects of its business, including in connection with the structuring, launch and first and subsequent closings of Orion Mine Finance Fund IV, the operation of Orion Mine Finance Fund III, and the establishment of a growth equity platform and the formation and first closing of its inaugural fund, OIV Fund I.
Represented Gemspring Capital, a leading US-based private equity firm focused on middle market companies with US$3.8 billion in assets under management, on all aspects of its business, including fund formation, operations, internal structuring and compliance. Advised on the formation, negotiation and closing of US$1 billion Gemspring Growth Solutions II and related entities.
Practice head

Elizabeth Shea Fries

Other key lawyers

John M. Muno; Shane Goudey; Alyssa A. Grikscheit; Jennifer A. Spiegel; Scott Macdonald; Brad Meissen; Mat Eapen; Dan Philion; Peter Burke; Mara Alioto; Graeme Waller