Goodwin hires Saunders from Mayer Brown as finance partner

Saunders spent three years at Mayer Brown in the fund finance team, having previously spent three years at Goodwin as a finance associate. Prior to that, he was at King & Wood Mallesons for four years, according to LinkedIn.

He will act for managers, general partners, funds, banks and non-bank lenders, among other clients across the fund finance sector, according to a press release.

His experience includes acting on NAV and hybrid fund facilities, as well as and co-investment liquidity lines. He has advised on fund financing aspects of fundraising and investor negotiation across asset classes including private equity, real estate, debt and infrastructure.

In addition to his experience at law firms, Saunders has also completed a secondment to the fund finance team of a UK bank, according to the press release.

Goodwin's private investment fund practice has 200 lawyers. Over the past 18 months, the practice closed more than 60 funds totalling more than USD 200bn in raised capital, according to the press release. According to Unquote Data, Goodwin has advised on funds including Ambienta IV, a EUR 1.55bn vehicle, which held a final close in July 2022; and Bregal Unternehmerkapital III, a EUR 1.875bn fund, which held a final close in March 2021.

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