Joseph SmithPartner at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLPSpeaker
Profile
Joseph A. Smith represents private equity fund sponsors in connection with fund formation, the acquisition of portfolio investments and the implementation of exit strategies. In this capacity, Joe advises clients on securities, governance, compliance, operational and structural issues. He has extensive regulatory expertise, and wide-ranging experience with all alternative asset classes, including LBO funds, venture capital and later-stage growth equity funds, energy and infrastructure funds, credit funds, real estate funds and joint ventures, fund restructurings and other complex secondary transactions, including GP-led recapitalizations and the disposition of large institutional portfolios. Joe has also represented many fund managers in connection with stakes deals, spin-offs and consolidations.
In addition to domestic representations, Joe has advised private equity clients in connection with the acquisition and structuring of portfolio investments throughout Europe, Latin America and Asia. His representation of asset managers in the real estate sector includes advice concerning REIT offerings and privatizations, partnership roll-ups and cross-border investments. Joe’s clients include American Postal Infrastructure Partners, ARCIS Group, Coller Capital, General Electric Pension Trust, Harbert Management Corporation, Hemisfério Sul Investimentos, Investors Diversified Realty, Kotak Mahindra Group, LCN Capital Partners, Lumina Capital Management, Mauá Capital, Prime Group Holdings, Royalton Partners, SSGA Funds Management, VCFA Group, Vortus Investments and Westport Capital Partners. Joe is a frequent speaker at industry events, is widely published and has been recognized as a leading practitioner by Chambers Global, Chambers USA, Expert Guide to the World’s Leading Banking, Finance and Transactional Law Lawyers, The Legal 500 US and New York Super Lawyers. Most recently, Joe was quoted by Private Equity International in the article “LPAs: Finding the Right Balance” and by Private Funds Management in the article “Ringing the Changes.” Joe co-authored the “United States Fundraising” chapter in The Private Equity Review (Law Business Research Ltd.) and he contributed to the Fund Formation and Incentives Report (Private Equity International in association with SRZ).