Overview of the role of funds lawyers

Ediz has delivered this presentation without compensation, and all views are entirely his own.

Ediz Osman is an associate in the Investment Funds Team at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. Ediz focuses on advising sponsors on the structuring, establishment and operation of private investment funds, including the formation of separately managed accounts, co-investments and carried interest arrangements. Ediz’s experience includes a secondment to Hellman & Friedman's legal team in San Francisco, where he gained a first-hand insight into a sponsor’s operations and strategic goals. During his secondment, Ediz worked on a range of fundraising and house matters which included the fundraising of H&F's $24.4bn private equity fund, Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners X.