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About
Provided by Kate Downey
Practice Areas
An asset management partner and head of Fried Frank’s European Private Equity Funds Practice. Specialises in fund formation, representing fund sponsors and financial institutions across a broad range of asset classes, including private equity, venture and growth, infrastructure, credit and real estate. Experience in advising fund managers on carried interest, co-investment and other incentive arrangements, including leveraged co-investment arrangements. Additional experience in a broad range of international private equity transactions, including secondary portfolio acquisitions and synthetic secondaries, fund and management company restructurings and other general corporate matters.
Career
Joined Fried Frank in 2015.
Professional Memberships
Co-chair – European Committee of Women in Fund Finance, a group focused on recognition and promotion of female leaders within the alternative investment fund finance industry.
Personal
LPC, The College of Law (2000); LL.B, The College of Law (1999); BA, Merton College, University of Oxford (1998).
Chambers Review
UK
Kate Downey advises leading asset managers on the formation of global and Europe-focused private equity, debt, infrastructure and real estate funds.
Kate Downey advises leading asset managers on the formation of global and Europe-focused private equity, debt, infrastructure and real estate funds.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Kate Downey is the best lawyer I've ever worked with. She is a world-class legal mind and strategic thinker with a great client manner."
"Kate is clearly a superstar. When you see her in action she's phenomenal and you can see why she wins awards. She's incredibly gifted at cutting through and getting to the nub of the issues."
"Kate is possibly most standout lawyer I've ever worked with. She's thinking one step ahead at all times. Her brain can drill down into detail about how things work."
"One of the best minds in the private debt industry."
"Kate Downey is the best lawyer I've ever worked with. She is a world-class legal mind and strategic thinker with a great client manner."
"Kate is clearly a superstar. When you see her in action she's phenomenal and you can see why she wins awards. She's incredibly gifted at cutting through and getting to the nub of the issues."
"Kate is possibly most standout lawyer I've ever worked with. She's thinking one step ahead at all times. Her brain can drill down into detail about how things work."
"One of the best minds in the private debt industry."
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