Key Takeaways
- • Brian Miner joined Paul Hastings as a partner in New York, expanding the firm's private equity practice from Dechert, where he specialized in PE-focused M&A across asset management, insurance, life sciences, healthcare, energy, and manufacturing sectors.
- • Miner brings significant deal experience, including advising Industry Ventures on a GP stake investment from Petershill that subsequently sold to Goldman Sachs for up to $965 million, and HPS Investment Partners on a GP stake investment from Blue Owl Capital.
- • This hire marks Paul Hastings' eighth private equity partner addition across New York, Boston, and London over an eight-month period, signaling sustained lateral hiring momentum in the firm's alternative investment practice.
- • Miner's expertise spans GP stakes and minority/control investments in asset managers, positioning Paul Hastings to deepen its advisory capabilities for institutional capital deploying into alternative asset management platforms.
Summary
Paul Hastings has added Brian Miner as a partner in its New York office, continuing an aggressive hiring spree in its private equity practice. Miner, who joined from Dechert, brings specialized experience advising PE firms on domestic and international M&A transactions across multiple sectors including asset management, insurance, life sciences, healthcare, energy, and manufacturing.
His practice centers on GP stakes and minority and control investments in asset managers—a growing segment within the alternative asset management industry. Miner's track record includes prominent transactions that highlight the scale of deals he manages: he advised Industry Ventures on securing a GP stake investment from Petershill Partners, which subsequently exited to Goldman Sachs for up to $965 million. Additionally, Miner represented HPS Investment Partners in a GP stake investment from Blue Owl Capital, underscoring his experience navigating large-scale capital deployments in the asset management sector.
The hire of Miner represents the eighth private equity partner Paul Hastings has recruited to its offices in New York, Boston, and London over the past eight months. This sustained hiring pattern demonstrates the firm's strategic commitment to expanding its alternative investment practice during a period of continued institutional demand for specialized PE advisory services.
His practice centers on GP stakes and minority and control investments in asset managers—a growing segment within the alternative asset management industry. Miner's track record includes prominent transactions that highlight the scale of deals he manages: he advised Industry Ventures on securing a GP stake investment from Petershill Partners, which subsequently exited to Goldman Sachs for up to $965 million. Additionally, Miner represented HPS Investment Partners in a GP stake investment from Blue Owl Capital, underscoring his experience navigating large-scale capital deployments in the asset management sector.
The hire of Miner represents the eighth private equity partner Paul Hastings has recruited to its offices in New York, Boston, and London over the past eight months. This sustained hiring pattern demonstrates the firm's strategic commitment to expanding its alternative investment practice during a period of continued institutional demand for specialized PE advisory services.
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