Seward & Kissel is home to one of the largest investment management practices and is recognized for its work with private investment funds, including U.S. and offshore open and closed end funds. Our clients represent some of the largest institutional private fund managers, as well as middle market and emerging fund sponsors across all asset classes and strategies.

Bringing to bear the full services of the Firm, we are at the forefront of the legal, regulatory, and business trends affecting private equity and private credit fund sponsors. Our extensive private fund, taxation and transaction experience allows us to work with our clients throughout all phases of a fund’s life cycle – from fund structuring through the acquisition, maintenance, and disposition of investments.

Our attorneys have significant experience working with fund sponsors on fund-related matters as well as transaction teams. The Firm regularly advises clients with respect to numerous types of investment opportunities, including co-investments, leveraged buyouts, structured finance deals, distressed debt transactions, secondary transactions, and other business transactions.