Leading Investment Funds Partner Joins Paul, Weiss in London

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced today that investment funds lawyer Jeremy Leggate will join the firm as a partner and co-head of European Investment Funds. Leggate focuses on advising private investment fund sponsors on all aspects of the structuring and operation of alternative investment funds across a variety of strategies and asset classes. He joins Investment Funds partner James King in the London office.

“We are thrilled to welcome Jeremy, a talented and well-respected private funds lawyer, to our partnership,” said Paul, Weiss Chairman Brad S. Karp. “Jeremy’s experience and deep relationships with some of the most sophisticated funds in Europe and the UK make him a wonderful fit for our best-in-class London office and global Investment Funds Group.”

“Jeremy is a fantastic addition to our growing London office,” said Roger Johnson, co-head of the London office. “Jeremy has led some of the most successful fundraises and complex transactions across Europe and the UK, and his expertise will make him an invaluable part of our full-service transactional team.”

“Jeremy is a standout, highly commercial lawyer who will be an incredible asset to our investment fund clients around the globe,” said Marco V. Masotti, global co-head of the Investment Funds Group.

In addition to advising on the establishment, structuring and operation of alternative investment funds, Leggate advises on a broad range of related transactions, including fund restructurings, GP-led transactions, co-investment arrangements, spin-outs, joint ventures and management company transactions. He has represented clients including Apheon, Basalt Infrastructure Partners, Bowmark Capital, Bregal Milestone, Bregal Unternehmerkapital, Elektra Capital, Fremman Capital, FSN Capital, Highland Europe, IK Partners, KLAR Partners, Livingbridge and Trilantic Europe. He has been recognized as a “Recommended Lawyer” by The Legal 500, a “Notable Practitioner” by IFLR1000, and an “Up and Coming Lawyer” by Chambers UK.

The Paul, Weiss Private Equity Group advises the world’s largest and most sophisticated alternative asset management firms and their portfolio companies, as well as up-and-coming investment funds, on their most complex M&A transactions, minority investments, financing and capital markets solutions and fund formation matters. Leveraging vast experience across sectors, geographies and investment strategies, we provide best-in-class counsel on every facet of our clients’ business, and across the full investment lifecycle. The Investment Funds Group leverages its extensive market knowledge and deep, long-term relationships to help clients reach their most important investment goals. We have been at the forefront of some of the industry’s most creative and innovative investment product developments, helping clients set market trends instead of reacting to them.