Greg Norman

Working together with other specialist departments in the firm, Mr. Norman guides private capital clients through the path to institutionalization by designing and implementing bespoke solutions for their fund and investment structures, as well as internal governance, compensation and compliance arrangements. He also advises on a range of ESG-related issues, including relevant policies and due diligence, disclosures and regulatory obligations.

Mr. Norman’s experience also includes mergers and acquisitions of fund management businesses and secondary transactions in fund interests, as well as a number of public and private acquisitions by private equity funds and other financial institutions. In addition, he regularly advises certain institutional investors, including a number of sovereign wealth funds, in relation to their fund transactions, including co-investments and club deals.

Mr. Norman is head of the London office’s Investment Management Group, which has been recognised as a leading practice by The Legal 500 UK and IFLR1000, with clients in the former stating “the practice is unique as despite being one of the most established and reputable law firms out there, it continues to innovate and develop in emerging sectors and areas.” He is also individually recommended in Chambers UK for his work in Investment Funds, Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal) as a Global Leader for Private Funds – Formation and The Best Lawyers in the UK for Private Equity Law. 

Recent highlights include:

• Apax Global Alpha Limited, a U.K.-listed investment trust operating as a fund of funds, in its $1 billion recommended acquisition by Janus Bidco Limited, an investment vehicle owned by Apax Partners LLP
• BlackRock in its acquisition of Kreos Capital, a leading provider of growth and venture debt financing in Europe and Israel
• B-Flexion and Kedge Capital in the $425 million sale of a portfolio of secondary interests to a prominent financial sponsor
• B-Flexion in the merger of its portfolio company, Securis Investment Partners LLP, with Twelve Capital AG
• Ardian in its co-investment, alongside Goldman Sachs Asset Management, in Froneri International Limited through PAI Strategic Partnerships II SCSp

Mr. Norman writes and speaks extensively on asset management matters and is a co-host of Skadden’s “The Preferred Return” podcast, which focuses on key developments and regulatory updates in the private capital space.