William K. Hardaway

Will Hardaway’s private funds practice comprises representing sponsors in forming and marketing various types of funds, such as funds of funds, real estate funds and private equity funds. He also represents major private fund investors in family offices and sovereign wealth funds.

Mr. Hardaway’s experience includes advising:

• Corient Private Wealth LLC on its acquisition of:
  • Stanhope Capital Group
  • Stonehage Fleming Family & Partners Limited
• Crosstree Real Estate Partners LLP:
  • on the launch of its new Core+-focused investment strategy, closing a fund-of-one with initial commitments of £100 million to be deployed in Core+ investments in London and across the U.K.
  • in connection with various closings of co-investments by multiple co-investors alongside Crosstree Real Estate Special Situations Fund III
  • in connection with the establishment of £100 million of capital call facilities for Crosstree Real Estate Special Situations Fund III
• a sovereign wealth fund on its $100 million co-investment with Brookfield Strategic Real Estate Partners V into a portfolio of family homes in the U.S.
• Hg on its sale of a co-controlling stake in IRIS Software Group Ltd to Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. at an enterprise value of $4 billion (£3.15 billion) and the negotiation of consortium terms going forward
• B-FLEXION Fund Management Limited and Kedge Capital Fund Management Limited on the $425 million sale of a portfolio of secondary interests to a prominent financial sponsor
• CPE Capital on the formation of its $3.2 billion fourth flagship fund, CPE China Fund IV
• a family office with structures in Delaware and the U.K. on the establishment of incentive arrangements for the U.S. and U.K. team
• a sovereign wealth fund, along with the Tishman Speyer European Real Estate Venture VIII fund, on the $167 million co-investment in a flagship shopping center located in Berlin
• Bottomline Technologies, Inc. on its acquisition by Thoma Bravo at an enterprise value of $2.6 billion