Key Takeaways
- • Sidley has hired Arman Zadeh as a partner in its Investment Funds group in Los Angeles, lateraling from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he was a partner in that firm's Investment Funds practice.
- • Zadeh's practice covers formation, structuring, and ongoing operation of private closed-end funds, advising clients from emerging managers to established global sponsors on economic and governance matters, co-investments, and separately managed accounts.
- • Sidley describes the hire as a strategic addition that strengthens its private capital platform on the West Coast and nationally, alongside its M&A and private equity practice.
- • The move follows a series of partner additions to Sidley's Investment Funds practice over the past two years across Los Angeles, Houston, New York, Chicago, London, Boston, and Palo Alto.
Summary
Sidley has announced that Arman Zadeh has joined the firm as a partner in its Investment Funds group in Los Angeles. He joins from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he was a partner in the Investment Funds practice group.
Zadeh's practice centers on the formation, structuring, and ongoing operation of private closed-end investment funds. He works with clients ranging from emerging managers to established global sponsors, advising fund sponsors on internal economic and governance matters, co-investment arrangements, and separately managed accounts. The firm also highlighted his experience advising on fund-related aspects of M&A transactions, and his work spanning first-time funds through large-scale institutional vehicles.
Brian Fahrney, Chair of Sidley's Executive Committee, said the hire reflects the firm's commitment to building a best-in-class private equity funds practice. Mehdi Khodadad, global co-leader of Sidley's M&A and Private Equity group, said the addition strengthens the practice's ability to serve clients across the private capital lifecycle, and enhances the depth and reach of the firm's private capital platform when combined with its M&A and private equity practice.
The announcement also outlined Sidley's recent expansion of its global Investment Funds practice. Over the past two years, the firm has added partners including Justin Solomon in Los Angeles, Ivana Rouse in Houston, a cross-sector team in New York, Ryan McNish and John Muno in Chicago, a Private Funds team in London, Mathew Eapen in Boston, and Shane Goudey in Palo Alto, who leads the firm's venture capital fund formation practice. According to the firm, the Investment Funds practice comprises more than 150 corporate, securities, and derivatives lawyers worldwide.
Zadeh's practice centers on the formation, structuring, and ongoing operation of private closed-end investment funds. He works with clients ranging from emerging managers to established global sponsors, advising fund sponsors on internal economic and governance matters, co-investment arrangements, and separately managed accounts. The firm also highlighted his experience advising on fund-related aspects of M&A transactions, and his work spanning first-time funds through large-scale institutional vehicles.
Brian Fahrney, Chair of Sidley's Executive Committee, said the hire reflects the firm's commitment to building a best-in-class private equity funds practice. Mehdi Khodadad, global co-leader of Sidley's M&A and Private Equity group, said the addition strengthens the practice's ability to serve clients across the private capital lifecycle, and enhances the depth and reach of the firm's private capital platform when combined with its M&A and private equity practice.
The announcement also outlined Sidley's recent expansion of its global Investment Funds practice. Over the past two years, the firm has added partners including Justin Solomon in Los Angeles, Ivana Rouse in Houston, a cross-sector team in New York, Ryan McNish and John Muno in Chicago, a Private Funds team in London, Mathew Eapen in Boston, and Shane Goudey in Palo Alto, who leads the firm's venture capital fund formation practice. According to the firm, the Investment Funds practice comprises more than 150 corporate, securities, and derivatives lawyers worldwide.
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