Nick Benson

Fund Formation

• A large infrastructure sponsor on its global infrastructure debt fund and open-ended infrastructure equity fund.
• A European venture capital firm on its venture capital, venture secondaries and growth debt funds.
• A northern European private equity firm on its mid-market buyout funds and co-investments.
• A European venture capital firm on its digital assets funds.
• An international private equity firm on its US and European buyout funds.
• A UK-based sponsor on a distressed debt fund-of-one backed by a large SWF investor.

Investor Representation

• The private equity division of a global financial institution on its fund investments, separate managed accounts and joint ventures.
• A middle-eastern SWF investor on its fund investments, separate managed accounts and joint ventures.
• Several multinational technology and healthcare corporations on their strategic/anchor investments in venture capital and technology funds.
• A Canadian pension fund on a private credit separate managed account with an international bank.

Secondaries

• A large financial investor on the managed secondary sale of a portfolio of private equity fund and co-investment interests to a consortium of secondaries investors.
• A European private equity firm on several single-asset and portfolio continuation fund transactions.
• A northern European private equity firm on a multi-asset continuation fund backed by a large financial investor.

Sponsor Transactions

• A large private capital sponsor on the restructuring of the carried interest arrangements in the context of its acquisition of a global real estate fund manager.
• The principal investments team of a large bank on its spin-out and acquisition of a portfolio of private equity investments from the bank.
• The founder partner of a UK-based private equity firm on his ownership transition arrangements.