Patrick Joseph Valenti

Patrick 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, secondary transactions (including continuation funds and other GP-led liquidity solutions), regulatory and compliance matters, investor relations matters, upper-tier arrangements, succession planning, and asset management transactions (including GP stakes transactions). In addition, Patrick has significant experience advising emerging managers, first-time fund sponsors, and independent sponsors in building their firms from inception.