Theodore Cardos
UK Guide 2025
Band 2 : Investment Funds: Private Equity: Secondaries
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About
Provided by Theodore Cardos
Practice Areas
Theodore Cardos is a private funds partner in the London office. Theodore’s practice primarily involves structuring, negotiating and documenting complex business transactions in the private funds secondary market, including traditional portfolio sales, structured secondaries, synthetic secondaries, stapled secondary offerings, preferred equity and fund recapitalizations. Theodore also advises private funds in connection with direct co-investments and other transactional matters. Representative clients advised include HarbourVest, Hollyport, Landmark Partners, Lexington, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Nordic Capital, Partners Group and Vitruvian.
Career
2015 to present Kirkland & Ellis International LLP; 2011-2015 Debevoise & Plimpton
Chambers Review
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Theodore Cardos is known for his extensive experience advising clients on secondary market transactions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Theodore is an innovator and leader. He has a clear vision of the outcome to achieve for clients and ensures that all client demands are met."
"Theodore is a genuine London market leader in GP solutions."
"What he doesn't know about secondaries law isn't worth knowing. Theodore is highly commercial and provides technical advice like a leading lawyer and implements it like a leading banker."
"Theodore is a first-rate lawyer. Incredibly user-friendly from an in-house perspective."
"Ted is the master of this dominion in terms of knowledge and is very helpful on the deal."
"Theodore is an innovator and leader. He has a clear vision of the outcome to achieve for clients and ensures that all client demands are met."
"Theodore is a genuine London market leader in GP solutions."
"What he doesn't know about secondaries law isn't worth knowing. Theodore is highly commercial and provides technical advice like a leading lawyer and implements it like a leading banker."
"Theodore is a first-rate lawyer. Incredibly user-friendly from an in-house perspective."
"Ted is the master of this dominion in terms of knowledge and is very helpful on the deal."
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