Mayer Brown deepens private funds platform with leading fund formation lawyer David Kreisler

Mayer Brown announced today that David Kreisler has joined the firm’s Global Private Funds and Investment Management practice as a partner with the New York office, where he will advise clients on a range of private equity funds, particularly fund formation. David is the latest to join a practice team that has substantially grown over the last several years.

 

“Mayer Brown continues to be a go-to firm for some of the most significant and complex work for sponsors and institutional investors, and we will continue to strategically invest in our offerings,” said Timothy Clark, leader of Mayer Brown’s Global Private Funds and Investment Management practice. “We have been building exceptional reach to meet growing client demands, and David’s arrival enhances our capability to provide insight into the market terms, trends, and emerging issues in the fund market that are top of mind to our clients. In addition, his representation of institutional investors into funds will enable us to offer creative and flexible fund structuring solutions.”

 

David has more than three decades of experience in the investment funds industry representing private fund sponsors in all aspects of their business, including fund formation and operations, internal structuring, and compliance-related endeavors. He guides large and well-known sponsors as well as emerging managers through buyouts, energy, real estate, and secondary funds matters. He delivers comprehensive strategic legal solutions to fund managers and institutional investors across the life cycle of a private fund. He also has a proven track record with a variety of secondary fund transactions, including fund restructurings, continuation funds, and other GP-led transactions.

 

“The opportunity to join Mayer Brown and its talented team of private funds lawyers provided a highly compelling growth platform for my practice,” said David. “The combination of the firm’s international reach, deep industry knowledge, and extensive technical legal capacity will be of tremendous benefit to my clients.”

 

“David is a strong addition to our rapidly growing offerings in the New York office,” said Allison Aviki, managing partner of Mayer Brown’s New York office. “David expands the breadth of our capabilities to provide informed and comprehensive legal advice in connection with fund formation and structuring.”

 

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