Key Takeaways
- • Paul, Weiss hires Nathalie Sadler as Investment Funds partner in London, expanding its European alternative asset management capabilities and continuing a strategic build-out of its London office.
- • Sadler brings specialized expertise across private credit, private equity, and real estate fund structuring, along with experience counseling fund sponsors on incentive arrangements, co-investment programs, and regulatory compliance matters.
- • Sadler earned recent market recognition as a Private Equity Rising Star (Law.com, 2023) and Legal Rising Star (Private Funds CFO, 2023), signaling her standing within institutional investment circles.
- • The hire reflects Paul, Weiss's broader London expansion strategy, which has included recent partner promotions, fund finance additions, and raids on competitor firms including Kirkland & Ellis and Dechert.
- • Paul, Weiss advises seven of the 10 largest PE firms by total funds raised, positioning the firm to capitalize on continued fund formation and sponsor activity growth across Europe.
Summary
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced the addition of Nathalie Sadler as a partner in its Investment Funds Group, based in London. Sadler's appointment represents a targeted expansion of the firm's European alternative asset management practice at a time when fund formation activity and sponsor growth continue to accelerate across the continent.
Sadler's practice encompasses the full spectrum of fund structuring and operations work. She advises on the establishment and management of private investment funds across multiple asset classes—including private credit, private equity, and real estate—and across various jurisdictions. Her counsel extends beyond fund formation to encompassing fund management and advisory matters, such as structuring and launching global employee co-investment programs and implementing carried interest and other incentive arrangements. She also provides guidance on general corporate, regulatory, and compliance matters affecting fund sponsors and managers.
The hire aligns with Paul, Weiss's demonstrated commitment to deepening capabilities in London. Jeremy Leggate, co-head of European Investment Funds, characterized Sadler's arrival as a "key addition" to the team's strength at a moment when European fund formation and sponsor activity show continued expansion. Chair Scott A. Barshay noted her "deep experience advising fund sponsors across a range of asset classes." Sadler brings recent institutional market recognition: she was named a Private Equity Rising Star by Law.com and a Legal Rising Star by Private Funds CFO in 2023.
The firm's Private Equity Group already serves a marquee client roster, advising some of the world's largest alternative asset managers and their portfolio companies on M&A transactions, minority investments, financing, capital markets solutions, and fund formation. Client relationships span seven of the 10 largest PE firms by total funds raised, including Apollo, Bain Capital, BC Partners, HG Capital, Warburg Pincus, and General Atlantic. Sadler's addition strengthens the firm's institutional market positioning as fund sponsors navigate an increasingly complex regulatory and structural landscape.
Sadler's practice encompasses the full spectrum of fund structuring and operations work. She advises on the establishment and management of private investment funds across multiple asset classes—including private credit, private equity, and real estate—and across various jurisdictions. Her counsel extends beyond fund formation to encompassing fund management and advisory matters, such as structuring and launching global employee co-investment programs and implementing carried interest and other incentive arrangements. She also provides guidance on general corporate, regulatory, and compliance matters affecting fund sponsors and managers.
The hire aligns with Paul, Weiss's demonstrated commitment to deepening capabilities in London. Jeremy Leggate, co-head of European Investment Funds, characterized Sadler's arrival as a "key addition" to the team's strength at a moment when European fund formation and sponsor activity show continued expansion. Chair Scott A. Barshay noted her "deep experience advising fund sponsors across a range of asset classes." Sadler brings recent institutional market recognition: she was named a Private Equity Rising Star by Law.com and a Legal Rising Star by Private Funds CFO in 2023.
The firm's Private Equity Group already serves a marquee client roster, advising some of the world's largest alternative asset managers and their portfolio companies on M&A transactions, minority investments, financing, capital markets solutions, and fund formation. Client relationships span seven of the 10 largest PE firms by total funds raised, including Apollo, Bain Capital, BC Partners, HG Capital, Warburg Pincus, and General Atlantic. Sadler's addition strengthens the firm's institutional market positioning as fund sponsors navigate an increasingly complex regulatory and structural landscape.
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