Private Funds
Notable Representations, Key Contacts
Our client base covers a broad range of the fund sponsor spectrum, from some of the largest, most well-established players to emerging participants. We have formed funds for a significant number of clients ranging from multi-billion dollar funds, to middle-market funds, to funds for emerging clients.
Depth of Experience
Our Private Funds lawyers handle:
- The formation of private investment funds of all sizes and investment strategies, including buyout funds, growth equity funds, middle market funds, infrastructure funds, real estate funds, debt funds, funds-of-funds, secondary funds, special situations funds and hedge funds;
- The establishment of investment firms (including negotiating investment professionals’ exits from prior employers) and advising on their operation, regulation and internal governance arrangements, including strategic issues such as succession planning, monetization alternatives, the admission of new firm partners and separation matters;
- Advising on the acquisition and sale of minority and majority stakes in fund sponsors as well as spinouts of fund businesses and management teams;
- Representing buyers and sellers of portfolios of private fund interests in secondary transactions;
- Counseling sponsor clients who are considering “public capital” alternatives, including the creation of publicly listed private equity funds and management companies;
- Structuring “non-fund” investment arrangements, such as managed accounts, for sponsors and/or small investor groups, as well as co-investment vehicles;
- Creating carried interest and employee co-investment schemes and advising on executive incentivization and retention arrangements; and
- Representing institutional investors, including sovereign wealth and major pension funds, in connection with their investments in funds and participation in co-investments and other related transactions.
Innovative Approach
360-degree coverage for clients
Key Contacts


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Named Fund Formation “Practice Group of the Year”
Law360 2020
Named a “Leading” Firm for Investment Funds & Asset Management in the U.K.
Chambers Global 2023
Named a “Leading” Firm for Investment Funds & Asset Management, Global-wide and in the U.S.
Chambers Global 2023
Named a “Leading” Firm for Fund Formation in the U.S.
Chambers Global 2023 and Chambers USA 2022
Named a “Leading” Firm for Private Equity Funds
Legal 500 US 2022
Named a “Leading” Firm for Private Equity Funds in the U.S.
IFLR1000 2022
Named a “Leading” Firm for Investment Funds in the U.K.
Chambers Europe 2022 and Chambers UK 2022
Named a “Leading” Firm for Private Equity Funds and Real Estate Funds in the U.K.
IFLR1000 2022
Named a “Leading” Firm for Private Funds and Real Estate Funds
Legal 500 UK 2022
Ranked Tier 1 Nationwide for Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” 2022*
*Best Lawyers (in America) is by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
Awards and Recognition, Speaking Engagements, Latest Thinking, Firm News & Announcements
Awards and Recognition
- Weil Named Fund Formation “Practice Group of the Year” Award Brief — Law360 2020
- Weil Ranked Band 1 for Investment Funds & Asset Management in the U.K. Award Brief — Chambers Global 2022
- Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Investment Funds & Asset Management, Global-wide and in the U.S. Award Brief — Chambers Global 2022
- Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Fund Formation in the U.S. Award Brief — Chambers Global 2022
- Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Fund Formation in the U.S. Award Brief — Chambers USA 2021
- Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Investment Funds in the U.K. Award Brief — Chambers UK 2022
- Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Private Equity Funds in the U.S. Award Brief — IFLR1000 2022
- Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Private Equity Funds and Real Estate Funds in the U.K. Award Brief — IFLR1000 2022
- Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Private Equity Funds Award Brief — Legal 500 US 2021
Speaking Engagements
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Sahar Global Summit’s 3rd Annual Gender Equity in Private Equity Summit
Speaker(s):
Stephanie Epstein Srulowitz
October 13, 2022 — West Palm Beach, FL — Weil Private Funds partner Stephanie Epstein Srulowitz moderated a panel titled “Mentorship & Stewardship” as part of Sahar Global Summits’ 3rd Annual Gender Equity in Private Equity Summit.
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PLI’s Twenty-Third Annual Private Equity Forum
Speaker(s):
Stephanie Epstein Srulowitz
April 28, 2022 — New York, NY — Weil Private Funds partner Stephanie Epstein Srulowitz spoke on a panel titled “Continuation Funds & GP-Led Secondaries” as part of PLI’s Twenty-Third Annual Private Equity Forum.
Latest Thinking
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Considerations for Private Equity Sponsors Alert — Private Equity — By Andrew I. Chizzik and Lana Castor — PDF — March 17, 2020
Firm News & Announcements
- Andrew Chizzik Named a 2023 “Dealmaker of the Year” by The American Lawyer Firm Announcement — March 24, 2023
- Weil Elects 12 New Partners and Announces New Counsel Class Firm Announcement — November 22, 2022
- Weil Advises Brookfield Business Partners in its Pending $8B Sale of Westinghouse Electric Company Deal Brief — October 11, 2022
- Weil Advised Gores Guggenheim, Inc. in its $20B Business Combination with Polestar Performance AB Deal Brief — June 23, 2022
- Weil Advised Brookfield Asset Management on Formation of Brookfield Global Transition Fund Deal Brief — June 22, 2022
- Weil Advises Astarte Capital Partners LLP on its Partnership with Quintana Infrastructure & Development LLC Deal Brief — May 20, 2022
- Weil Advised CBAM in the Sale of a Portfolio of Its Assets to The Carlyle Group Deal Brief — March 21, 2022