DLA Piper is pleased to welcome Emma Whenham as a Partner in the Investment Funds practice. She will be based in the San Francisco office.
Whenham advises on structuring and capital raising for private funds with a focus on the real assets sector. She frequently represents global sponsors and newly organized firms in the formation and raising of both open and closed-ended private funds. Her work also includes advising on internal economic, strategic, and governance matters, co-investment arrangements, and secondary transactions.
“We are thrilled to welcome Emma to the firm. Her private equity fund formation experience and business connections will further strengthen our fund formation and transactional services,” said John Cusack, Global Co-Chair of the firm’s Investment Funds practice.
“Emma is widely recognized as an exceptionally talented practitioner, and we’re thrilled to welcome her to our team as we expand our real estate funds offering in the San Francisco market,” said Jesse Criz, US Co-Chair of the firm’s Investment Funds practice.
The firm’s global investment funds team provides a dynamic, integrated service to sponsors, fund managers and institutional investors, supported by the firm’s international tax and regulatory networks. The team advises clients on the full spectrum of private investment funds, all major investment strategies and all stages of a private investment fund’s life cycle.