Krishna is a corporate lawyer, specialising in investment funds and asset management.
Krishna advises clients on structuring, forming, operating and investing in a wide range of investment funds. These include onshore and offshore funds, listed and private funds, authorised funds (e.g. UCITS, LTAFs and QIS) as well as unregulated funds. His practice covers all asset classes, with a particular focus on private capital strategies. He advises asset managers and institutional investors on segregated mandates and funds of one.
Krishna also advises asset managers on the key regulatory aspects of asset management, with a particular focus on the intersection of asset management with real estate, pensions, insurance and other specialist areas.
Krishna has participated in a range of industry wide initiatives with organisations like the Investment Association including around the LTAFs and the ongoing UK Pension Reforms. He has also led firm-wide initiatives like our recent Reshaping the UK Investment System series.
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
- BioPharma Credit plc, a UK investment trust providing debt to the healthcare industry with exposure to pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical royalties on its establishment and $760 million IPO on the Specialist Fund Segment of the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and the admission to the Official List of the Channel Islands Stock Exchange (now the International Stock Exchange)
- Moorfield Group on the restructuring of its investment in retirement villages and spinning out into the real estate assets into a newly launched fund, Moorfield Audley Real Estate Fund
- Moorfield Group on the launch of Moorfield Real Estate Fund III, a multi asset real estate fund
- Equitile Investments Limited on the launch of its flagship Equitile Investments Authorised Contractual Scheme, a tax transparent fund based in the UK
- JPMorgan Senior Secured Loan Fund Limited on its managed wind-down, voluntary liquidation and cancellation of admission to trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange
- Alternative Asset Opportunities PCC Limited on its proposals for changing its investment policy, and its subsequent voluntary liquidation and cancellation of admission to trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange
Background
Krishna studied law at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore and graduated in 2011 with a B.A., LLB (Hons.).
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