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Provided by Andrew Ahern
Practice Areas
Andrew Ahern is a corporate partner based in New York and a member of the firm’s Investment Management Group. His practice focuses on advising sponsors of private investment funds, including buyout, energy and infrastructure, and credit opportunities, venture capital and funds of funds. He is also a member of the Private Fund Transactions Group, where he regularly advises leading fund sponsors and investors in connection with complex secondary transactions, including fund restructurings and recapitalizations, GP-led tender offers and stapled secondary offerings. Mr. Ahern's recent experience includes acting for clients such as EIG, HarbourVest Partners, JF Lehman & Company, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Oak HC/FT, Providence Equity Partners, PSG, Sequoia Capital, Silver Lake Waterman, StepStone Group and VWH Capital Management.
Mr. Ahern joined the firm in 2005. He graduated in 2002 with a B.A. (magna cum laude) from Bucknell University and received a J.D. in 2005 from Columbia University School of Law, where he was a Kent Scholar and member of the Columbia Law Review. He is admitted to practice in New York and California.
Chambers Review
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Andrew Ahern is adept at launching a range of funds including buyout, credit, energy and venture capital funds.
Andrew Ahern of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has considerable experience of advising clients on the formation of funds focused on the technology sector.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Andrew is an excellent advisor."
"He is technically astute, business-oriented and a very effective operator."
"Andrew is a smart and effective lawyer."
"He's very knowledgeable on venture capital fund formation matters. He is also technically astute, business-oriented and very effective."
"Andrew is an excellent advisor."
"He is technically astute, business-oriented and a very effective operator."
"Andrew is a smart and effective lawyer."
"He's very knowledgeable on venture capital fund formation matters. He is also technically astute, business-oriented and very effective."