John Rife
Europe Guide 2024
Band 3 : Investment Funds: Private Equity
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Provided by John Rife
Practice Areas
John Rife is an English-qualified partner in the Corporate Department and a member of the firm’s Funds/Investment Management Group, where he advises institutional and independent sponsors of buyout, debt, secondaries, real estate, emerging markets, infrastructure and energy funds, as well as funds of funds, on a broad range of matters, including fund formation and ongoing operational matters, co-investments, carried interest arrangements and internal reorganizations.
In addition, Mr. Rife is a leader in the firm’s Private Funds Transactions Group and regularly advises sponsors and investors on secondary transactions including GP-led fund restructurings and tender offers, LP interest portfolio transactions, fundless sponsor transactions and other fund-related transactional matters.
Chambers Review
Europe
John Rife is highlighted for his experience in forming European and emerging market buyout and credit funds. He can also assist on secondary transactions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"John is an extraordinary lawyer and, more importantly, a very trusted business partner. He has a keen ability to provide solutions to complex problems and can work in the most commercial ways with all involved parties."
"John Rife is a tirelessly hard-working and talented individual who richly deserves all of the great success he has achieved."
"John is a tremendous transactional secondaries lawyer. He has really made the secondaries market in Europe his own."
"An exceptional lawyer with a hard-working, helpful and pragmatic approach to work."
"John is an extraordinary lawyer and, more importantly, a very trusted business partner. He has a keen ability to provide solutions to complex problems and can work in the most commercial ways with all involved parties."
"John Rife is a tirelessly hard-working and talented individual who richly deserves all of the great success he has achieved."
"John is a tremendous transactional secondaries lawyer. He has really made the secondaries market in Europe his own."
"An exceptional lawyer with a hard-working, helpful and pragmatic approach to work."
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