A Partner in the Private Funds Practice of the London office, Wilson Szet advises sponsors on the formation and operation of private investment funds across a wide variety of asset classes including private equity, infrastructure, credit, secondaries and real estate. Wilson also advises sponsors on the structure of private markets retail funds and open ended structures, bespoke managed account arrangements, secondaries transactions and carried interest and co-investment schemes. Wilson has represented leading international fund sponsors such as Apax, Astorg, Bridgepoint, Charterhouse, Coller Capital, EQT, GLP, Investindustrial and Oakley.
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Work Highlights
- Astorg on multiple fundraisings, including the establishment of its €4.4 billion private equity fund, Astorg VIII, its €1.3 billion private equity fund, Astorg Mid-Cap and its €1.3 billion GP-led continuation fund process in relation to IQ-EQ, as well as related co-investment schemes and managed account arrangements
- Bridgepoint on its addition of ECP to its platform, to create a €57 billion global private markets asset manager
- Charterhouse on its GP-led secondaries continuation fund process in relation to Sagemcom
- Coller Capital on the establishment of Coller Credit Secondaries – Opportunities Fund II, a $1.5 billion target credit secondaries fund
- GLP on the establishment of its €1.25 billion European core+ real estate fund
- EQT on the establishment of EQT IX, its €15.6 billion private equity fund and EQT Infrastructure V, its €15.7 billion infrastructure fund
Education
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University of New South Wales, 2014 Bachelor of Laws
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University of New South Wales, 2014 Bachelor of Commerce
with Distinction
Admissions
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England and Wales 2024
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New South Wales 2015
Based in Simpson Thacher’s London office, Wilson Szet is a Partner in the Firm’s Private Funds Practice. Wilson advises sponsors on the establishment and operation of private investment funds across a wide variety of asset classes including private equity, infrastructure, credit, secondaries and real estate.
Recognized by the Legal 500 for Private Funds, Wilson is praised by clients for “knowing market practice and how to solve a complex issue”. Wilson also advises sponsors on the structure of private markets retail funds and open ended structures, bespoke managed account arrangements, complex secondaries transactions and carried interest and co-investment schemes. Wilson has represented leading international fund sponsors such as Apax, Astorg, Bridgepoint, Charterhouse, Coller Capital, EQT, GLP, Investindustrial and Oakley.
Wilson’s recent work highlights include:
- Astorg on multiple fundraisings, including the establishment of its €4.4 billion private equity fund, Astorg VIII, its €1.3 billion private equity fund, Astorg Mid-Cap and its €1.3 billion GP-led continuation fund process in relation to IQ-EQ, as well as related co-investment schemes and managed account arrangements
- Bridgepoint on its addition of ECP to its platform, to create a €57 billion global private markets asset manager
- Charterhouse on its GP-led secondaries continuation fund process in relation to Sagemcom
- Coller Capital on the establishment of Coller Credit Secondaries – Opportunities Fund II, a $1.5 billion target credit secondaries fund
- GLP on the establishment of its €1.25 billion European core+ real estate fund
- EQT on the establishment of EQT IX, its €15.6 billion private equity fund and EQT Infrastructure V, its €15.7 billion infrastructure fund
Wilson graduated from the University of New South Wales in 2014 with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) and a Bachelor of Commerce (Distinction).