Peter Laybourn

Experience

Peter works with the following clients, among others:

• Providence Strategic Growth
• First Eagle Alternative Credit
• QHP Capital Partners
• Antares Capital
• ArcLight Capital
• Audax Group
• Bain Capital
• Baupost Group
• Breakthrough Energy Ventures
• Constitution Capital Partners
• Hamilton Lane
• Neuberger Berman
• Shoreline Equity Partners 
• Thomas H. Lee Partners

Peter’s experience includes advising on a range of funds and other transactions, including representing:

Buyout and Growth Funds 

• A long-standing buyout fund sponsor in its domestic and international offering of its recent flagship, $3.5 billion dollar buyout fund.
• A buyout fund sponsor in the offering of a $5 billion dollar buyout fund.
• A buyout fund sponsor in its offering of a $1.5 billion buyout fund.
• A long-standing buyout fund sponsor in its offering of a geography-focused $1.5 billion dollar buyout fund.
• A mid-market sponsor in its domestic and international offering of a $600 million health care focused buyout fund.
• Buyout fund sponsors in GP-led secondary transactions with multiple and single assets.
• A first-time private equity fund sponsor in its formation of a $300 million buyout fund.
• A growth fund sponsor in its formation of a $300 million growth fund.

Credit Funds

• One of the most active mid-market credit fund sponsors in its formation of a $2 billion direct lending fund.
• Credit fund sponsor in organizing several separately managed accounts totaling over $1.25 billion, as well as general compliance and internal matters.
• A publicly traded institutional investor in the formation of multiple credit funds.
• A large New York-based financial institution in the launch of a credit fund platform, spanning both junior and senior lending products.
• A long-standing buyout and credit fund sponsor in its formation of a $1.5 billion dollar special situations fund.

Funds of Funds, Co-Investment Funds, Secondaries Funds

• A large New York-based financial institution in its domestic and international offering of several multi-billion dollar funds of funds.
• A large alternative asset management firm in implementing arrangements for internal carry allocation mechanics and co-investment arrangements.
• A large New York-based financial institution in its domestic and international offering of a $2+ billion co-investment fund.
• A publicly traded private equity fund sponsor in the formation of a $3.9 billion secondaries fund.

Venture Capital Funds

• A venture capital fund sponsor in the formation of a $2 billion venture capital fund.

Restructurings, Spinoffs and JVs

• A private equity sponsor with a fund restructuring in a stapled secondary transaction.
• A private equity platform with its spinoff from a larger financial institution.
• A large sponsor in connection with several multi-national investment joint ventures.

Succession Arrangements and Reorganizations

• Both retiring founders and successors in several succession arrangements.
• A private equity fund sponsor with an extensive internal reorganization of its firm and business relationships, including divestiture of minority ownership.