Samuel Brooks
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Investment Funds: Hedge Funds
Email address
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Band 3
About
Provided by Samuel Brooks
Practice Areas
Investment Management; Private Funds
Career
Sam primarily represents sponsors of both closed-ended and open-ended alternative investment funds, with a particular focus on hedge funds and credit funds across the liquidity spectrum, advising on diverse fund issues such as structuring and terms, marketing regulations and documents, investor negotiations and service agreements.
He also advises on upper-tier matters such as management entities and compensation arrangements. Prior to joining Macfarlanes in 2013, Sam was employed as counsel in the investment funds group of a US-based international law firm.
Chambers Review
UK
Samuel Brooks advises hedge fund managers on all stages of a fund, with a notable focus on startup managers.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Sam is very responsive, proactive and has good knowledge of our funds and structure."
"Samuel is just exceptional. Not only is he extremely intelligent, but he is also very responsive."
"Very knowledgeable and never flustered, Sam is a great problem solver."
"Sam is very responsive, proactive and has good knowledge of our funds and structure."
"Samuel is just exceptional. Not only is he extremely intelligent, but he is also very responsive."
"Very knowledgeable and never flustered, Sam is a great problem solver."