Emily Brown

Emily Brown is a funds and investment management partner in our global Private Equity practice based in London.

Emily advises both fund managers and large institutional investors on all aspects of private funds, predominantly focusing on the capital-raising process. On the manager side, she focuses on private equity, real asset and venture capital funds, and advises on the structuring of funds, as well as on executive and employee incentive arrangements, secondary transactions and the wider elements of operating a private funds business. On the investor side, Emily has a depth of experience across asset classes, including on complex anchor arrangements, co-investments, secondaries, joint ventures and managed accounts, and on the particular issues of sensitivity to large investors. Emily has broad expertise across fund jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Cayman, Delaware and the Channel Islands.

Emily has been recognised as a Next Generation Partner by The Legal 500 UK in 'Investment Fund Formation and Management: Private Funds' and is listed in the Chambers UK Spotlight Table in 'Investment Funds: Investor Representation' and 'Investment Funds: Private Equity: Venture Capital'. Emily is also featured in Private Equity International's The Future 40 — a list recognizing the rising stars steering the private equity industry. She has been described by interviewees in Chambers UK, The Legal 500 UK and Private Equity International as "exceptional," "practical, commercial and always on top of her brief" and "the definition of a trusted counsel." One interviewee stated that "Emily Brown is exactly what you would look for in your external counsel. She is both proactive and responsive, she really learns what your organisation's risk appetites are and guides you through your investments on that basis." Another interviewee stated "What is great is how hands-on she is as a partner and how much energy she brings to it."

Emily is also a member of the Global Private Capital Association Legal & Regulatory Committee.