Latham & Watkins and Freshfields advised on Abu Dhabi Investment Authority’s (ADIA) fund partnership with Christofferson Robb & Company (CRC).
The new fund will invest in Significant Risk Transfer (SRT) transactions and other growth strategies managed by Christofferson Robb & Company. As part of the transaction, ADIA will also acquire a participation interest in CRC.
Founded in 2002, CRC invests in bank capital strategies that deliver non-dilutive capital solutions to European banks and manages funds focused on bank capital securities and related credit strategies.
Latham & Watkins advised Christofferson Robb & Company.
The Latham team was led by London partners Mateja Maher and Adrian Grocock, with associate Aakanksha Sinha. Advice was also provided on corporate matters by London partner Jeremy Green; on tax matters by New York partner Michael Milazzo and London partner Serena Lee, with associate Ines Kilkelly; on funds regulatory matters by Washington, D.C. partner Jamie Lynn Walter and London partner Jonathan Ritson Candler, with associates Sean Wells, Mia Stefanou, and Katherine Ryan; on regulatory matters by Washington, D.C. partner Paul Rosen, and on structured finance matters by Paris partner Suzana Montanari-Savu.
Freshfields advised a wholly owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA).
The core Freshfields team comprised partner Tom Lawless, counsel James Visick, senior associate Max Chapman, associates Toby McAuliffe and Lara Robertson and trainee associate Hazel Ling, all based in the Abu Dhabi office, with support from associate Sophie Lacaille (London). Tax advice was led by partner Joe Soltis and senior associate Josh Critchlow, from New York office, with support from partner Peter Clements (London). U.S. funds regulatory advice was provided by counsel David Nicolardi and associate Zade Mutwalli (Washington D.C. and New York, respectively). Employment advice was provided by counsel Jordan Salzman and associate Juan Pastor (both New York). Dispute resolution advice was provided by counsel Liz Curran and senior associate Steven Fisher (both New York).
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