Kevin Lam

Partner Investment Funds

New York

Kevin Lam

Practices

Overview

Kevin Lam is a partner in the Investment Funds Group of Golden Flag International Law Firm LLP and focuses his practice on the formation, structuring, marketing, management and regulatory compliance of private equity and similar funds, as well as the operational, legal and regulatory issues faced by their sponsors. Kevin routinely counsels sponsors on fund-specific and firm-wide strategic and operational matters, including co-investment transactions, SPV formations, warehouse arrangements, “upper-tier” governance, internal restructurings and succession planning. In addition to representing well-established sponsors in prominent global fundraisings, Kevin has significant experience in working with early stage sponsors in all aspects of establishing their operations and raising capital. Kevin has formed funds ranging in size from under $100 million to over $15 billion.

Kevin’s representative clients include Arkview Capital, Blue Owl, Orangewood Partners, Recognize Partners, Sentinel Capital, Spring Bridge Partners, Trivest Partners, Vector Capital and Warburg Pincus.

Representative Fund Transactions

  • Represented middle market sponsor on simultaneous closings for $4.3 billion buyout fund and $835 million credit fund
  • Represented middle market sponsor on simultaneous closings for $950 million flagship fund and $600 million small-cap fund
  • Represented first-time sponsor on $1 billion-plus fund closing
  • Represented middle market sponsor on simultaneous one and done closings for $2.1 billion buyout fund and $460 million initial credit fund
  • Represented sponsor in raising $4.25 billion fund focused on investments in China and Southeast Asia
  • Represented middle market sponsor in closing for $700 million continuation fund
  • Represented middle market sponsor on $200 million closing of first blind-pool investment fund
  • Represented first-time sponsor on $100 million fund closing
  • Represented middle market sponsor on closing for $1 billion credit fund
  • Represented sponsor in raising $2.5 billion fund focused on investments in the financial services industry
  • Represented middle market sponsor in raising $2.1 billion buyout fund
  • Represented middle market sponsor in closing for $1.5 billion senior debt fund
  • Represented sponsor in raising $2 billion fund focused on investments in China
  • Represented sponsor in raising $13.4 billion global private equity fund
  • Represented middle market sponsor in raising $525 million small-cap fund
Summer Associate, Golden Flag International Law Firm LLP

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Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • New York

Education

  • Columbia Law SchoolJ.D.
  • Washington University in St. LouisB.A., Political Science