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Laura
S.
Friedrich
Partner
Education
University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 1996,
Executive Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review
University of California, Berkeley, A.B. Economics, 1993, magna cum laude
Practice
Laura Friedrich is a partner in the firm’s Global Asset Management Group, with a concentration in private fund formation, structuring and compliance matters. She is also the firm’s co-hiring partner. Ms. Friedrich has extensive experience working with U.S. and international private equity, venture capital and hedge funds and their sponsors with investments in the United States, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, India and the Middle East. Ms. Friedrich has led several multi-billion dollar fund raisings, as well as more modest fundraising efforts for middle market, regional and sector-specific funds. In these fund formations, she has negotiated with numerous corporate, public and private pension plan, private family, foundation and endowment, fund of fund, quasi-governmental agency and foreign sovereign investors. She has worked with sponsors in a variety of asset categories, including real estate, mezzanine debt, energy, infrastructure, transportation and media. Ms. Friedrich also advises investors on the purchase of interests in private funds.
Experience
- A U.S. sponsor in the structuring and formation of a $4 billion natural resources fund, including its predecessor fund
- A departing management team in its spin-out from Bank of America and formation of an independent private equity firm
- The wealth management arm of a global financial institution in the formation of dedicated private equity feeder funds for private wealth management clients
- A U.S. real estate fund sponsor in the structuring and formation of a U.S. residential property fund
- A U.S. global fund sponsor in the structuring and formation of a private equity fund targeting debt of infrastructure assets located in OECD countries
- An affiliate of a Portuguese financial institution in the restructuring of a venture capital fund to permit investment by U.S. investors
- A Peruvian sponsor in the structuring and formation of a private equity fund to make primarily controlling investments in the securities of Peru-based companies
- Chilean investment banks with respect to U.S. law in the structuring of feeder vehicles to facilitate investment by Chilean pension funds in global private equity funds
- A Brazilian property developer in the structuring of a $400 million joint venture with two sovereign wealth funds to invest in commercial properties in Brazil
- An established U.S. hedge fund sponsor in the restructuring of a seed investment in a private equity team
- A Brazilian multi-strategy hedge fund sponsor in the restructuring of a segregated portfolio company to permit investment by U.S. investors
- A U.S. hedge fund sponsor in the migration of an investment from a multi-investor fund into a managed account on the investor’s trading platform
- A major multinational corporation in the formation of a Brazilian private equity fund targeting land investments in Brazil
- A U.S. middle-market sponsor in the structuring and formation of its third private equity fund targeting investments in the transportation sector
- A U.S. sponsor in the structuring and formation of coinvestment products alongside various prominent private equity fund sponsors
- An established U.S. hedge fund sponsor in the structuring and formation of a private equity fund targeting investments in Latin America
- A U.S. sponsor in the structuring and formation of a private equity fund targeting investments in medium-sized companies in sub-Saharan Africa. The fund is expected to be partially financed by OPIC
- A U.S. sponsor in the structuring and formation of a private equity fund targeting investments in Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus
- A U.S. sponsor in the structuring and formation of a captive private equity fund targeting investments in the media, telecommunications and entertainment industry
- A German fund of funds sponsor in the restructuring of its internal entities in order to streamline tax and regulatory compliance and reporting in the United States and throughout the world
- A European hedge fund sponsor in the creation of an employee equity and profit-sharing program
- A U.S. sponsor in the structuring and formation of a long-only hedge fund with special limited partner rights for an anchor fund of funds investor
- A UK-based asset management firm on revisions to its employment and distribution contracts, admission of a new partner and other ongoing matters
- A Chilean sponsor in the structuring and formation of a private equity fund targeting investments in Latin America
- An Eastern European sponsor in the structuring and formation of a captive private equity fund targeting investments in Russia and Ukraine
- A Middle Eastern sponsor in preparing an OPIC financing application for a private equity fund targeting investments in the MENA region
- A prominent institutional fund sponsor and a departing management team in negotiating the utilization and ownership of an investment track record
- Members of the general partner of several private equity funds in negotiating their economic arrangements
Selected Professional & Business Activities
- Member: International Bar Association, Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- Non-Profit Board of Directors: Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Tada! Youth Theater (Vice President) and Tiffany Mills Company (President)
Speeches and Events
- “DFI Workshop for Funds in the Market,” IFC’s 13th Annual Global Private Equity Conference in Association with EMPEA, Washington, DC, May 10-11, 2011
- “New SEC Regulation of Investment Managers in Brazil,” hosted by ABVCAP – Associação Brasileira de Private Equity & Venture Capital, São Paulo, Brazil, March 3, 2011
- “Trends in the GP & LP Relationship: Best Strategic Practices for Aligning Interests in Light of the Post-Recessionary Economy, Dodd-Frank and the ILPA Guidelines,” Eighteenth Annual ACI Private Equity Summit, New York, February 24, 2011
- “Update on U.S. Investment Adviser Regulation,” hosted by ANBIMA – Associação Brasileira das Entidades dos Mercados Financeiro e de Capitais, São Paulo, Brazil, January 18, 2011
- “Ethical Issues in Private Equity,” Eleventh Annual PLI Private Equity Forum, New York, NY, July 12-13, 2010
- “Looking Back, Moving Ahead: Private Equity in the Aftermath of the Market Crisis,” 21st Annual Conference on the Globalisation of Investment Funds, Boston, MA, May 16-19, 2010
- “Developments in LatAm PE and the Emergence of Local Institutional Investors,” IFC’s 12th Annual Global Private Equity Conference in Association with EMPEA, Washington, DC, May 11-12, 2010
- “Alternative Approaches for Private Equity Fundraising in the Current Market,” 20th Annual Conference on the Globalisation of Investment Funds, Bermuda, May 10-13, 2009
- “Spin-offs and Strategic Investors,” 10th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, London, United Kingdom, March 8-10, 2009
- “Private Equity in Russia and Eastern Europe,” 8th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, London, United Kingdom, March 11-13, 2007
Publications
- John Adams and Laura Friedrich, “Identifying and Managing Potential Conflicts of Interest,” The European Private Equity Compliance Guide, PEI (2011)
- Laura S. Friedrich and Steven A. Homan, “Identifying Potential Conflicts of Interest,” The U.S. Private Equity Fund Compliance Guide, PEI Media Ltd. (2010)
Recognitions
- Chambers USA 2011, individually ranked (band 4) in Investment Funds – Private Equity – Fund Formation
- 2010 Legal Media Group Guide to the World’s Leading Investment Funds Lawyers
- 2010 International Who’s Who of Private Funds Lawyers
Bar Admissions/Qualifications
New York
Languages
English
Turkish
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