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Konstantinos Antoniadis

Senior Associate

Email

konstantinos.antoniadis@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 3088 3368

Offices

London

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Konstantinos advises fund managers on the establishment and fundraising of investment funds across a range of asset classes, including real estate, private equity, private credit, infrastructure as well as funds of one and joint ventures.

Konstantinos advises on secondary disposal of funds interests and assists fund managers with investment fund transactions and restructurings as well as ongoing regulatory compliance of their investment structures. Konstantinos is also part of our tier 1 institutional investor practice advising sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, development finance institutions, insurance companies, family offices and other institutional investors on fund investments, co-investments, funds of one and managed accounts across all asset classes.

Prior to joining A&O Shearman, Konstantinos worked for three years at the investment management practice of a top-tier law firm in Luxembourg.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • A UK asset manager on the fundraising of a Luxembourg real estate fund with over 1.5 billion in total commitments.
  • A UK asset manager on the establishment and fundraising of a Luxembourg senior direct lending fund.
  • A German asset manager on the establishment and fundraising of a Luxembourg infrastructure debt fund.
  • A Middle East asset manager on the establishment of a single-asset fund registered in the Dubai International Financial Centre.
  • A UK real estate investment firm in its negotiations with a real estate asset manager for the restructuring of a joint venture investment.
  • A family office in the negotiation of a 75 million investment in a Cayman credit fund.
  • A Middle East investor in the negotiation of an investment in a Korean co-investment vehicle.
  • A UK asset manager in the negotiation of a 5 million investment in a German co-investment company.
  • A UK credit manager on the establishment of its second sub-fund of its Irish umbrella debt fund;.
  • A UK asset manager on various secondary transfers relating to different fund structures.
  • A global investment organization on the sale of its credit business segment having € 3.9 billion in assets under management to a UK private equity group*.
  • A UK asset manager on the set-up of the Luxembourg sleeve of a private credit secondary fund and on the set-up of a co-investment vehicle for the purposes of investment by a sovereign wealth fund*.
  • A UK private equity firm on the establishment of a single-asset continuation fund closed with EUR1.2 billion in commitments*.
  • A UK private equity firm on the establishment of a direct lending debt fund and a co-investment vehicle for the purposes of investment by a Singaporean sovereign wealth fund*.
  • A Swiss asset manager on the establishment of a private equity fund closed with EUR1 billion in commitments*.
  • A Swiss asset manager on the establishment of a continuation fund closed with EUR560 million in commitments*.

Pro bono

  • Coordinated the preparation of an impact investment guide covering seven countries in Southeast Asia for a global network of organisations focusing on enhancing entrepreneurship in developing economies.
  • Assisted with the preparation of a legal memorandum analysing legal protections against workplace sexual harassment in Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Prepared a report for WWF Hellas regarding the compliance of Greece with the UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters.

Qualifications

Admissions

Attorney-at-Law, New York, 2021

Dikigóroi, Athens, 2018

Academic

Master of Laws (LL.M.), New York University School of Law, 2019

M.Sc. in Banking and Finance Law, University of Piraeus, 2017

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Democritus University of Thrace School of Law, 2015

Languages

English, Greek
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.