Kavisa Thacker
Biography
Overview
Kavisa is an associate in the investment funds group in London.
Kavisa advises private equity, real asset and venture capital sponsors on fundraising, managed accounts and the capital-raising process, as well as on executive and employee co-investment arrangements, and the wider elements of operating a private funds business.
With broad expertise across fund jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom, Luxembourg and the Channel Islands, Kavisa advises both sponsors and major institutional investors on a wide range of matters in the investment funds sphere including fund formations, fund investments and co-investments. Kavisa regularly represents major institutional investors in relation to complex fund investments including continuation funds, separate managed accounts, anchor fund commitments and co-investments across a broad range of asset classes.
In addition, Kavisa advises major institutional investors with respect to portfolio sales and other liquidity solutions.
Kavisa joined White & Case in 2023, and was previously in the London investment funds practice of another U.S. law firm.
Moorgate
Experience
A UK-based private equity sponsor on the formation of a Latin American focused forestry fund targeting USD 350 million.*
A UK-based private equity sponsor on the formation of a European private equity buyout fund targeting GBP 300 million.*
Apposite Capital Partners on the formation of Apposite Capital III which raised GBP 200 million.*
A UK-based private equity sponsor on the formation of a EUR 500 million inaugural European private equity buyout fund and related co-investment program.*
A UK-based infrastructure sponsor on the formation of a GBP 1 billion UK focused infrastructure fund and related co-investment program.*
A European infrastructure sponsor on the formation of a dual-currency European infrastructure fund targeting EUR 1.35 billion.*
A UK-based emerging markets sponsor on the formation of USD 2 billion emerging markets focused long life infrastructure fund.*
InfraRed Capital Partners in its sale of an 80% equity stake to Sun Life Financial Inc. for approximately USD 396 million.*
*Matters worked on prior to joining White & Case
