James Deeken
Global Guide 2024
Band 5 : Private Equity: Fund Formation
Band 5
About
Provided by James Deeken
Practice Areas
James Deeken represents private fund managers in fund formation activities and in investments into a range of investment funds and preferred equity structures. Jim's experience with fund formation includes representing managers in the formation of buyout funds, growth equity funds, oil and gas and other energy funds, loan origination funds, secondary funds, opportunistic funds, real estate funds, fund of funds and hedge funds, as well as SPVs, “funds of one” and co-investment vehicles. He is a regular speaker about issues related to investment funds, private equity, venture capital and related regulatory issues before the Texas State Bar, the Dallas Bar Association, investment banking groups, law school associations and the business community at large.
Career
Prior to law school, Jim worked as a bond trader, an experience that aids his ability to relate to investment funds clients from a business standpoint.
Professional Memberships
Vice chairman, Texas State Bar Association, Business Law Section Committee on Investment Funds; Member, Dallas Regional Chamber Leadership Dallas Alumni Group; Member, SMU Dedman School of Law Adjunct Facility, where he teaches “Private Funds: Regulation, Formation, Operating and Investing”; Member, Securities Regulation Law Journal Board of Contributing Editors and Advisers
Personal
JD, Vanderbilt University School of Law, 1999; BA, Vanderbilt University, 1993
Chambers Review
Global
James Deeken is routinely called upon by private fund sponsors and is particularly valued for the insight gained through his work with limited partners.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jim is excellent, knowledgeable, commercial and incredibly dedicated to clients."
"Jim is excellent, knowledgeable, commercial and incredibly dedicated to clients."
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