James Oussedik is a partner in the firm’s Corporate Department and a member of its Private Funds Group and Private Capital Team. James co-leads the Firm’s global credit funds and sovereign wealth funds initiatives.
James advises a broad range of sponsors and investors, covering the establishment of all types of private funds, and advice to sovereign wealth funds, seed investors, pension funds, family offices, and financial institutions, across a range of private and public market strategies. James’s sponsor practice is particularly strong in credit-related strategies of all types across the liquidity spectrum, including credit opportunities, corporate funding solutions, litigation funding, special opportunities, and special situations/distressed. James also has particular experience of advising spin-out managers on the structuring of management arrangements and fund formation, as well as joint venture arrangements and co-investments for both sponsors and investors.
James has considerable experience in relation to the establishment and maintenance of investment funds, funds of one and managed accounts, co-investments, investor negotiations, and related legal and regulatory issues.
Prior to joining Proskauer, James was a co-head of the Investment Funds practice at a global law firm in London.
Education
- London School of Economics and Political Science, LL.B.
Admissions & Qualifications
- Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales
Awards & Recognition
Chambers UK: Investment Funds: Private Equity: Credit Funds 2021-2022, 2024
Chambers UK: Investment Funds: Hedge Funds 2021-2022, 2024
Chambers UK: Europe: Investment Funds: Private Equity: Credit Funds Spotlight Table 2023
Chambers UK: Investment Funds: Hedge Funds 2023
Chambers Europe: UK: Investment Funds: Hedge Funds 2024
The Legal 500 UK: Private Funds, "Leading Individual" 2022-2024
The Legal 500 UK: Hedge Funds 2022-2024
IFLR1000 : "Highly Regarded" 2021-2022
Languages
- French
Matters
Recent Representations
Prior to joining Proskauer, James’ representative matters include advising:
- An established sponsor on the launch of a PE-style fund focused on providing private market funding solutions to SMEs in Europe.
- A leading credit manager on the formation of a PE-style fund focusing on investments in European structured credit.
- Several established and emerging sponsors on the launch of private funds focused on litigation funding opportunities in Europe.
- An established sponsor on the launch of a private equity fund focused on acquiring “fintech” businesses.
- A large spin-out manager on the formation of its inaugural fund focusing on multi-strategy credit investments.
- A major sovereign wealth fund on private fund investments, co-investments, funds of one and managed accounts.
- A European seed investor on numerous seed investment transactions.
- Several institutional market participants on multiple secondary acquisitions and sales of large portfolios of LP interests in private funds.