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Collin Maenhout

Associate

Chicago

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Collin focuses his practice on representing both established and emerging private equity firms in all aspects of their business and operations.

Collin is an associate in the Chicago office where he advises private equity sponsors on the formation, fundraising, and operation of private investment funds, with a focus on sponsors raising middle-market private equity funds from $250 million to $3 billion. He also counsels fund sponsors on operational, management, and transactional matters in all facets of their business, including fund-related aspects of private equity transactions, co-investments, regulatory and compliance matters, investor relations matters, and upper-tier arrangements. In addition, Collin has significant experience advising emerging managers, first-time fund sponsors, and independent sponsors in building their firms from inception.

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Some of the experience represented below may have been handled at a previous firm.

Collin has advised on dozens of private equity fundraises, including:

  • BayHawk Capital in connection with its inaugural first-time fund of over $600 million
  • Fort Point Capital in connection with its $340 million FPC Small Cap Fund III
  • Forward Consumer Partners in connection with its $425 million Forward Fund I
  • Forward Consumer Partners in connection with its $500 million Forward Fund II
  • Longshore Capital Management in connection with its $325 million Longshore Capital Partners Fund II
  • Sheridan Capital Partners in connection with its $575 million Sheridan Capital Partners Fund III
  • Wind Point Partners in connection with its $2.3 billion Wind Point Partners Fund X

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Private Investment Funds

Key Matters

Some of the experience represented below may have been handled at a previous firm.

Collin has advised on dozens of private equity fundraises, including:

  • BayHawk Capital in connection with its inaugural first-time fund of over $600 million
  • Fort Point Capital in connection with its $340 million FPC Small Cap Fund III
  • Forward Consumer Partners in connection with its $425 million Forward Fund I
  • Forward Consumer Partners in connection with its $500 million Forward Fund II
  • Longshore Capital Management in connection with its $325 million Longshore Capital Partners Fund II
  • Sheridan Capital Partners in connection with its $575 million Sheridan Capital Partners Fund III
  • Wind Point Partners in connection with its $2.3 billion Wind Point Partners Fund X

Credentials

Education

Collin earned his J.D., cum laude, from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law in 2021. Collin received his B.S., summa cum laude, in Finance & Management from Point Loma Nazarene University in 2016.

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