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Jonathan Pittal  Partner
+44 (0)20 7111 2280
jonathan.pittal@sjberwin.com

Jonathan Pittal is a partner in SJ Berwin’s corporate finance department. Jonathan qualified in September 1994 and became a partner in 2001.

He advises on a wide range of corporate finance matters including structuring of fund managers (including conversions to limited liability partnerships) establishment of investment funds across a range of asset classes (including listed products) and advising on corporate transactions. Mixed M&A and fund skill sets means Jonathan is also frequently asked to advise on secondary transactions.

Examples of recent transactional work: advised Sagitta on the spin-out of its private equity team and recently advised Sagitta on the disposal of its remaining fund management business to Fleming Family & Partners; advised Rubicon Partners on its acquisition of a portfolio of companies from Cinven and others and subsequent disposals from that portfolio; and advised Bowmark Capital in connection with various acquisitions, buyouts and disposals, including the acquisition of STS Travel, Camp Beaumont, Design Objectives and the disposal of Living Room and EAT Holdings.

Examples of recent structuring and fund work: the conversion of, amongst others, Bowmark Capital, Abingworth, Risk Capital, Core Capital to limited liability partnerships; the restructuring of various hedge fund managers to limited liability partnerships and associated restructuring of underlying funds to ensure tax efficient management fee and carried interest; establishment of a mezzanine venture capital trust; and the raising of a private equity fund for Bowmark Capital and Risk Capital.

Examples of recent transactional/fund work (typically secondary transactions): acting for various institutional investors in selling baskets of partnership interests over multiple jurisdictions, including AXA and various family offices.

Jonathan was noted in Chambers & Partners as a leading corporate lawyer and recommended in Global Counsel as a specialist in fund formation.