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International law firm McDermott Will & Schulte represented H.I.G. Capital, a leading global alternative asset management firm with $74 billion of capital under management, in the formation of H.I.G. Europe Capital Partners IV (Fund IV). Fund IV closed with €1.6 billion of capital commitments and will continue the successful strategy of its predecessor funds, targeting investments in undermanaged European lower middle market companies.

The McDermott team was led by partner Ian Schwartz and included partners David Nestler and Lauren Nevidomsky, as well as associates Freddie Alvarado, Lauren Dehasque, Jonathan Chasin, Cheng-Hau Kee, Brett Podell, Alexa Sakni, Noah Graves, and Grace Kirtland. Partner Kevin Hall and associates Anthony Teng and Samuel Brush advised on tax matters. Partner Todd Solomon advised on ERISA matters.

The Investment Management Group at McDermott is a global leader in representing investment fund sponsors and institutional investors and provides sophisticated counsel to its clients across the full spectrum of investment fund issues and transactions. The Investment Funds Group is embedded in McDermott’s global private equity practice with attorneys who serve as lead counsel to investment funds and institutional investors through their full lifecycle.

Read H.I.G.’s press release.

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