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CVC Secondary Partners Raises $10B for Sixth Global Secondary PE Fund
Fried Frank advised CVC Secondary Partners, the dedicated secondaries investment strategy of leading global private markets manager CVC, on the final close of its sixth global secondary private equity fund Secondary Opportunities Fund VI (“SOF VI”), with aggregate capital commitments of c.$10 billion[1].
Norvestor Closes Oversubscribed Flagship Fund at €2B Hard Cap
Fried Frank advised Norvestor on the fundraising and final close of Norvestor X SCSp (Fund X), which was oversubscribed at its hard cap of €2 billion, exceeding its €1.8 billion target, just three months after launch. With more than three decades of experience in the Nordic region, Fund X continues Norvestor’s successful strategy of partnering with exceptional businesses and supporting them in becoming regional champions.
Kate Downey Featured in Legal Business on Booming Secondaries Market
Skip to main content Media mentions | May 6, 2026 Legal Business featured Kate Downey, partner and head of the firm’s European Private Equity Funds Practice, among a small group of lawyers who helped shape the early secondaries market. The article examines the market’s evolution since the early 2000s and today’s heightened demand for law firm talent in the space, including Fried Frank’s recent hire of partner Rhett McPhie. Click here to read the article.
Kate Downey Named to Private Equity News’ 2026 Twenty Most Influential
Skip to main content Accolades | May 5, 2026 For the fourth consecutive year, Private Equity News has named partner and head of Fried Frank’s European Private Equity Funds Practice Kate Downey to its 2026 “Twenty Most Influential Private Equity Lawyers” list, which recognizes Europe’s top lawyers who have led on remarkable, high-value private equity deals in 2025. Kate’s winner profile highlights her recent work for clients including CVC, ICG and iCON Infrastructure.
ICG Leads €2B Refinancing for Funecap Group
Press releases | November 27, 2025 Fried Frank acted as legal counsel to ICG, the global asset manager, in connection with a €2 billion refinancing and growth financing for Funecap Group, a leading international funeral infrastructure and services provider. This transaction represents the largest French direct lending transaction of 2025 to date.
CVC extends ownership of Ahlsell
Press releases | November 7, 2025 Fried Frank advised CVC, one of the world’s leading private markets investment firms, on a transaction that allows CVC to extend its ownership in Ahlsell, the leading B2B industrial distributor of technical products in the Nordics.
Fried Frank Recognized in the IFLR1000 UK 2025 Rankings
Rankings | October 22, 2025 IFLR1000, a guide to the world's leading financial and corporate law firms and lawyers, has recognized Fried Frank in its UK 2025 guide across 11 practice areas, including a Tier 1 ranking for Private Equity Funds. Additionally, 23 Fried Frank lawyers are recognized in the guide for their work.
Kate Downey Named to Private Equity News’ 2025 Twenty Most Influential
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Chambers Europe 2025 Recognizes Fried Frank
March 24, 2025 Chambers & Partners, an independent and research-based survey of clients and leading practitioners, recognized Fried Frank in its Europe 2025 guide.
Updated Marketing Rule FAQs Ease Adviser Presentation of Extracted
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Client memorandum | March 21, 2025 Authors: Michael Sherman (Washington, DC), Ashley Rodriguez (Washington, DC), Joanna Rosenberg (New York), Brooke Gibson (New York) On March 19, 2025, the staff of the Division of Investment Management (the “staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published two new Marketing Compliance Frequently Asked Questions[1] with respect to Rule 206(4)-1 (the “Marketing Rule”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”) and...
By Jonathan Adler, Lawrence N. Barshay, Gregg Beechey, Jeremy Berry, Robert Blumenfeld, Jonathan Boyer, Nicola Bruton, William J. Breslin, Audra Cohen, Kristin D. Corapi, Richard Cromie, Kate Downey, Menachem Farber, Dana Goldstein Verified, Piers Harris, Philip A Heimowitz, Karen Henderson, Jonathan Hofer, Christine Holtzman, Steven Homan, Amy Johnson, Harry R. Kaplan, Jason Koenig, Matthew Lefkowitz, Jeff Liu, Bradford R. Lucas, Robert MacVicar, Zachary Mason, Nathan McKinnon, Todd J. McMullan, Dorothy D Mehta, Kedar H. Mehta, Zac Mellor-Clark, Cedrick Mendoza-Tolentino, Mark Mifsud, David Mitchell, Arinze N. Onugha, C. Dabney O'Riordan, Christopher Parsons, Ryan Patterson, Jonathan Peirce, Rachel Perez, Aranpreet Randhawa, Ashley Rodriguez, Joanna Rosenberg, Kenneth I. Rosh, Jeffrey Wolf Schatz, Lisa Schneider, Lauren Schwartz, Michael Sherman, George Skerrett, Julia V. Smolyanskiy, Athena Tan, Adam Tarkan, Rami Turayhi, Michael VandenBerg, Andrew Varney, Jonathan Weiss, Sam Wilson
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SEC Issues Helpful Guidance Regarding Verification of Accredited
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Client memorandum | March 17, 2025 Authors: Michael Sherman (Washington, DC), Jonathan Adler (New York), Brooke Gibson (New York) On March 12, 2025, the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) produced new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations[1] and published a no-action letter issued to Latham & Watkins LLP (the “No-Action Letter”)[2] that include guidance regarding what can constitute “reasonable steps to verify” that investors in a private...
By Jonathan Adler, Lawrence N. Barshay, Gregg Beechey, Jeremy Berry, Robert Blumenfeld, Jonathan Boyer, Nicola Bruton, William J. Breslin, Audra Cohen, Kristin D. Corapi, Richard Cromie, Kate Downey, Menachem Farber, Dana Goldstein Verified, Piers Harris, Philip A Heimowitz, Karen Henderson, Alyssa Heumann, Jonathan Hofer, Christine Holtzman, Amy Johnson Verified, Harry R. Kaplan, Jason Koenig, Matthew Lefkowitz, Jeff Liu, Bradford R. Lucas, Robert MacVicar, Zachary Mason, Nathan McKinnon, Todd J. McMullan, Dorothy D Mehta, Kedar H. Mehta, Zac Mellor-Clark, Cedrick Mendoza-Tolentino, Mark Mifsud, David Mitchell, Arinze N. Onugha, Christopher Parsons, Ryan Patterson, Jonathan Peirce, Rachel Perez, Aranpreet Randhawa, Ashley Rodriguez, Joanna Rosenberg, Kenneth I. Rosh, Jeffrey Wolf Schatz, Lisa Schneider, Lauren Schwartz, Michael Sherman, George Skerrett, Julia V. Smolyanskiy, Athena Tan, Adam Tarkan, Rami Turayhi, Michael VandenBerg, Andrew Varney, Jonathan Weiss, Sam Wilson, C. Dabney O'Riordan
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Fried Frank Named 2024 Fund Formation Group of the Year by Law360
Accolades | February 20, 2025 Law360 has again named Fried Frank a Practice Group of the Year for Fund Formation. In the firm’s 2024 winner profile, Law360 highlighted the Asset Management Practice’s incredibly busy year, which included representing some of the largest sponsors in the world on their record-breaking fundraises, such as advising Goldman Sachs Alternatives as it raised more than $20 billion for senior direct lending. The article included commentary from chairman Kenneth I.
Fried Frank Lawyers Recognized as “Best of the Best” Global Elite
Accolades | January 8, 2025 Lexology Index (previously known as Who’s Who Legal) recognized partners Kate Downey, Mark Mifsud and special counsel Neda Moussavi as Global Elite Thought Leaders. These rankings recognize only “the best of the best,” and is achieved by only around 5% of Lexology Index-listed practitioners.
Fried Frank Lawyers Recognized in Lexology Index’s 2025 Private Funds
Accolades | November 18, 2024 Partners Kate Downey, Mark Mifsud, Gregg Beechey, David Christmas and Sam Wilson were recognized in the Lexology Index (previously known as Who's Who Legal) 2025 Private Funds rankings, which identifies the foremost practitioners around the world including fund formation specialists and regulatory experts who advise and assist clients in relation to alternative asset classes such as private equity, venture capital and hedge funds.
Kate Downey Receives WWL Private Funds
Accolades | November 8, 2024 Partner Kate Downey received the Lexology Index Private Funds - Formation Lawyer of the Year Award. Lexology Index identifies the foremost legal practitioners in business law based upon comprehensive, independent research. Nominees are selected based on surveys of both general counsel and private practice lawyers worldwide. Honorees were revealed at the Lexology Index (previously known as Who's Who Legal) annual awards ceremony in London on November 7.
EXAMS Publishes 2025 SEC Examination Priorities
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Client memorandum | November 7, 2024 Authors: Michael L. Sherman, Michael Gershberg, Nihal Patel, Joanna Rosenberg On October 21, 2024, the Division of Examinations (”EXAMS”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published its examination priorities for 2025 (the “2025 Priorities”).[1] EXAMS’ examination priorities are released annually and are designed to preview key areas where EXAMS intends to focus its resources.
By Jonathan Adler, Lawrence N. Barshay, Gregg Beechey, Jeremy Berry, Robert Blumenfeld, William J. Breslin, Audra Cohen, Kate Downey, Menachem Farber, Jessica Forbes, Dana Goldstein Verified, Piers Harris, Philip A Heimowitz, Karen Henderson, Jonathan Hofer, Christine Holtzman, Amy Johnson Verified, Jason Koenig, Matthew Lefkowitz, Jeff Liu, Bradford R. Lucas, Robert MacVicar, Todd J. McMullan, Dorothy D Mehta, Mark Mifsud, David Mitchell, Arinze N. Onugha, Christopher Parsons, Ryan Patterson, Rachel Perez, Ashley Rodriguez, Joanna Rosenberg, Kenneth I. Rosh, Jeffrey Wolf Schatz, Michael Sherman, Rami Turayhi, Andrew Varney, Sam Wilson, Nihal S. Patel, Ray I. Shirazi, Joseph P. Vitale, Jonathan Boyer, Kristin D. Corapi, Alyssa Heumann, Harry R. Kaplan, Cedrick Mendoza-Tolentino, Julia V. Smolyanskiy, Adam Tarkan
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Fried Frank Lawyers Ranked in Chambers 2025 UK Guide
Skip to main content Rankings | October 17, 2024 Chambers and Partners, an independent and research-based survey of clients and leading practitioners, recognized the firm in four practice categories of its 2025 UK Guide and ranked 15 Fried Frank lawyers as leaders in their respective practice areas.
Fried Frank Ranked in The Legal 500 UK 2025
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Skip to main content Accolades | October 3, 2024 Fried Frank was recognized in 12 practice categories in The Legal 500 UK 2025, a guide to the leading commercial law firms in the United Kingdom. In addition, 47 Fried Frank lawyers are recommended by the publication. Partners Chris Barron, Gregg Beechey, Kathryn Cecil, David Christmas, Ashley Katz, Jons Lehmann, Ian Lopez and Nick Thornton were all listed as “Leading Partners” in their respective practice areas.
By Chris Barron, Gregg Beechey, Valeri Bozhikov, Neil Caddy, Tobias Caspary, Kathryn Cecil, Ross Cruickshanks, Aseet Dalvi, Kate Downey, Mandip Englund, Graham Greenwood, Piers Harris, Karen Henderson, Christian Iwasko, Ryan Jenkinson, Ashley Katz, Fiona Kelly, Jons F. Lehmann, Ian Haney López, Robert MacVicar, Nathan McKinnon, Zac Mellor-Clark, Mark Mifsud, Nishkaam Paul, Richard Pilgrim, Ashar Qureshi, Andrew Rearick, James Renahan, Priya Rupal, John Satory, Katie Sinclair, Athena Tan, Nick Thornton, Michelle Tong, Patrick Williams, Sam Wilson, Thomas Bramall, Devon Brewster, Ethan Chionh, Freya Dear, Amy Faraday, James Frecknall, Ewan Gardner, Eshan Khot, Kris Paltoglou, Neema Sofaer
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CFTC Increases the Portfolio Requirement Applicable to Certain QEPs
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Client memorandum | September 26, 2024 Authors: William Breslin (Washington, DC), Dorothy Mehta (New York), David S.
By William J. Breslin, Dorothy D Mehta, David Mitchell, Jonathan Adler, Lawrence N. Barshay, Gregg Beechey, Jeremy Berry, Kate Downey, Menachem Farber, Jessica Forbes, Piers Harris, Philip A Heimowitz, Jonathan Hofer, Jason Koenig, Bradford R. Lucas, Todd J. McMullan, Mark Mifsud, Arinze N. Onugha, Kenneth I. Rosh, Jeffrey Wolf Schatz, Lisa Schneider, Michael Sherman, Rami Turayhi, Andrew Varney, Samuel Wilson Verified
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Q3 2024 – European Regulatory Update for Funds
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Client memorandum | September 25, 2024 Authors:Gregg Beechey, Zac Mellor Clark, Cameron Mitcham, Nishkaam Paul, Emirali Mustafa There was no summer lull on the regulatory front as the third quarter of 2024 saw some key regulatory updates, in particular the apparent conclusion of the long-running saga of the ELTIF RTS and the continued divergence of the UK and EU regulatory regimes.
By Gregg Beechey, Zac Mellor-Clark, Cameron Mitcham, Nishkaam Paul, Emirali Mustafa, Jonathan Adler, Lawrence N. Barshay, Jeremy Berry, William J. Breslin, Kate Downey, Menachem Farber, Jessica Forbes, Piers Harris, Philip A Heimowitz, Jonathan Hofer, Jason Koenig, Bradford R. Lucas, Todd J. McMullan, Dorothy D Mehta, Mark Mifsud, David Mitchell, Arinze N. Onugha, Kenneth I. Rosh, Jeffrey Wolf Schatz, Lisa Schneider, Michael Sherman, Rami Turayhi, Andrew Varney, Sam Wilson
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7th Private Equity Europe Forum
September 17-18, 2024 London Partners Kate Downey and James Renahan will speak on panels at the Markets Group 7th Private Equity Europe Forum, the leading investor-centric event for LPs investing in private markets across Europe and globally. Renahan will speak on the panel, "Global Private Equity Outlook," discussing the current private equity landscape as firms navigate market volatility, inflationary pressures and rising interest rates.
ESMA Consults on Liquidity Management Tools for Open-Ended Funds
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On 8 July 2024, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published draft regulatory technical standards [1](“RTS”) and draft guidelines [2](“Guidelines”) addressing liquidity management tools (“LMTs”) for open-ended funds.
By Jonathan Adler, Gregg Beechey, Jeremy Berry, John Bibona, William J. Breslin, Kate Downey, Audra Cohen, Philip A Heimowitz, Colin Kelly, Zachary Mellor-Clark, Mark Mifsud, David Mitchell Verified, David Shapiro, Michael Sherman, Nick Thornton, Sam Wilson, Jonathan Hofer, Amy Johnson Verified, Jason Koenig, Nathan McKinnon, Rami Turayhi, Michael VandenBerg, Lawrence N. Barshay, Kathryn Cecil, Menachem Farber, Bradford R. Lucas, Todd J. McMullan, Kenneth I. Rosh, Arinze N. Onugha, Piers Harris
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Considerations For Fund Managers Seeking Retail Investment
ADVERTISEMENT Don't want ads? Subscribe or login now. By Zac Mellor-Clark and Kate Downey (October 16, 2023, 12:16 PM BST) -- Access to alternative fund strategies has traditionally been reserved to professional investors, but over the past few years there has been a significant acceleration within Europe and internationally in alternative fund managers seeking to tap into capital from retail investors, a movement referred to in the industry as retailization....
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