Akin Gump today announced that private equity funds lawyers Daniel Quinn and Aleksander Bakic will join the firm in London as partners. They will come to Akin Gump from O’Melveny & Myers in London.
Mr. Quinn and Mr. Bakic focus on private equity secondary transactions, institutional investor representations and private equity fund formation. They will join the firm’s investment management practice and transactional platform in London and will work closely with established teams across the United States and Asia.
Their considerable secondary transactions experience includes advising on highly sophisticated and complex general partner-led fund restructurings as well as more traditional portfolio sales. Their institutional investor practice includes a variety of fund investment and co-investment work, and their private equity fund sponsor work includes well-known sponsors focused on developed and developing markets.
“Danny and Aleks are truly elite lawyers in their field, with experience across all aspects of private equity investment fund work,” said Akin Gump chairperson Kim Koopersmith. “They will be a great addition to our dynamic global funds team, and their deep private equity knowledge will ideally complement the work we do in London in the hedge fund and emerging markets spaces. I am very pleased to welcome them to the firm.”
Added James Roome, senior partner in the London office, “Coming off record growth in London this past year, this move aligns very well with our strategy, which is to continue building on our established strengths. Danny and Aleks will add outstanding capabilities to our top-tier funds practice and will be exciting additions to our team.”
Mr. Quinn’s practice focuses on secondaries transactions and private equity fund formation work, advising private investment managers on a wide range of private equity fund formation matters, including the establishment of alternative asset funds, green energy and infrastructure funds, and emerging market and distressed debt funds. Mr. Quinn also acts for a broad range of investors in private equity investing on a primary and secondary basis, including sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and governmental development agencies.
Mr. Bakic advises European and emerging markets private fund sponsors, as well as investors in private equity, real estate, credit and infrastructure funds, including institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, international organizations, fund of funds, pension funds and family offices in primary and secondary transactions.
Prakash Mehta, co-head of Akin Gump’s firmwide investment management practice, commented, “Expanding the firm’s private equity practice in London will boost our global investment fund capabilities considerably and fits very well with our strategic objectives in this area. Our clients will benefit immensely from the experience and background Danny and Aleks bring, and I could not be more excited to welcome them to our team.”
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