Sijia Cai

Partner at Davis Polk

Speaker

Sijia advises private fund sponsors in connection with the formation and operation of investment funds in a variety of strategies and asset classes, including private equity funds, hedge funds, real estate funds, “hybrid” funds, debt funds and venture funds. She also advises fund managers on fund-related aspects of M&A transactions, including deal structuring, co-investment arrangements and alternative investment structures. Sijia has particular experience representing fund sponsors and investors in connection with a broad range of complex secondary transactions. Her experience includes continuation vehicle transactions, portfolio sales, tender offers, structured secondaries, synthetic secondaries, stapled secondaries and fund restructurings across various sectors. Sijia regularly advises fund sponsors on internal operations and firm management matters, including governance, compensation, succession planning and separation arrangements, as well as regulatory and compliance matters.