Christopher C. Robinson is co-head of the Secondary Transactions and Liquidity Solutions practice and a partner in the Private Funds Group. He primarily focuses his practice on representing buyers and sellers, as well as market intermediaries, in connection with complex secondary transactions, including traditional sales and purchases of fund interests, secondary direct transactions, captive fund spin-out arrangements, fund recapitalizations and restructurings and “stapled” secondary transactions.
In addition, he regularly represents sponsors of, and institutional investors in, private investment funds, including buyout, energy, credit, mezzanine, healthcare, real estate, venture capital, special situation and secondary funds, as well as separate and other managed accounts.
Christopher has significant experience with a diverse group of private investment firms and select representative sponsor clients include Avego Healthcare Capital, Brightwood Capital Advisors, Core Capital Partners, DFW Capital Partners, FLVCRUM, Greycroft Partners, Havencrest Capital Management, Inovia Capital, LNC Partners, Melkonian Capital, Method Advisors, RLJ Equity Partners, Skyview Capital, Spindletop Capital, SV Health Investors, WestCap and Vesey Street Capital Partners, among others.
In addition, Christopher represents some of the most active secondary investors in the market, and select representative “buy-side” clients include 50 South Capital, Apollo Global Management (Sponsor and Secondary Solutions/S3), Ares/Landmark Partners, Arrowhead Management, Atalaya Capital, BentallGreenOak (BGO), Blackstone (Strategic Partners), Commonfund Capital, CPP Investments (CPPIB), FlowStone Partners, Glendower Capital, Hollyport Capital, Intermediate Capital Group (ICG), Lexington Partners, Neuberger Berman, Pantheon, Partners Group, Portfolio Advisors and W Capital, among others.
Prior to joining Proskauer, Christopher was a corporate partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Education
- Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D.
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Howard University, B.A.
cum laude
Admissions & Qualifications
- New York
Memberships
New York City Bar Association
Board Member, Metropolitan Golf Association
Board Member, Brick Church Day School Committee
Board Member, The Riverside Hawks Program
Awards & Recognition
Private Equity International 40 Under 40: Future Leaders of Private Equity 2021
National Black Lawyers, Top 40 Under 40
Matters
Representative matters:
- US-based pension plan in connection with its sale of a portfolio of private equity fund interests with an aggregate transaction value in excess of $1.8 billion.
- Canadian pension plan in connection with its sale of a portfolio of private equity fund and co-investment interests for approximately $756 million.
- Large financial institution in connection with its sale of a portfolio of over 300 private equity fund interests.
- Canadian pension plan in connection with its sale of a portfolio of private equity fund and co-investment interests for approximately $491 million.
- US-based pension plan in connection with the swap of a portfolio of assets, including private equity fund interests, for annuities issued by a large US insurance company.
- Secondary buyer in connection with its acquisition of private fund interests.
- US-based fund sponsor in connection with a tender offer and “stapled” secondary transaction led by a syndicate of large secondary buyers acquiring private fund interests from a number of investors.
- Secondary buyer in connection with its acquisition of private fund interests from a number of investors through a tender offer transaction.
- US-based fund sponsor in connection with the restructuring of its existing funds.
- Secondary buyer in connection with a preferred equity transaction and a “stapled” secondary investment.
- Represented global investment firm in forming $5.6 billion real estate fund.
- Represented global investment firm in forming $4.2 billion real estate fund.
- Represented investment firm in forming $3.85 billion global buyout fund.
- Advised fund sponsor in connection with the formation and fundraising of a $3.25 billion investment fund, focused on private equity secondary investments.
- Advised investment firm in connection with the formation and fundraising of a $1.25 billion buyout fund.
- Represented asset manager in forming $983 million investment fund, focused on energy and infrastructure investments.
- Advised investment firm in forming $750 million healthcare fund.
- Advised investment firm in forming $500 million buyout fund.
- Represented lower middle-market investment firm in forming $350 million mezzanine fund.
- Represented investment firm in connection with the formation and fundraising of a $300 million investment fund, focused on investments in venture and expansion-stage energy technology companies.
- Since 2011, advised several prominent limited partners in connection with private equity, real estate and hedge fund investments as well as various co-investment arrangements, which aggregate to over $4 billion.
- Advised several investors in connection with significant anchor investments as well as the formation of managed accounts.