ProfessionalsVictoria S. Forrester
Tel: +1-212-373-3595
Fax: +1-212-492-0595
vforrester@paulweiss.com
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York,
NY
10019-6064
Fax: +1-212-492-0595
A partner in the Investment Funds Group, Victoria is Co-Head of North American Investment Funds. Vicky focuses her practice on the formation and operation of a variety of private investment funds, including buyout, secondary, direct lending, special situations, growth, mezzanine, opportunistic, real estate, infrastructure and other private investment vehicles, and their respective management companies. In addition to advising on a wide range of fund formation issues, she also advises fund managers on all aspects of the business of alternative asset management, including regulatory issues, management company 鈥渦pper-tier鈥� arrangements, investment management M&A transactions, seeding arrangements and GP-led secondary transactions.
Vicky has been recognized in numerous industry awards and publications for her achievements in the private funds industry. In 2022, Vicky was named a 鈥淩ising Star鈥� in fund formation by Law360. She is also named a 鈥淩ecommended Lawyer鈥� in private equity funds by The Legal 500 with the publication stating 鈥淸she] stands out. She is incredibly commercial, creative and a terrific partner.鈥� Vicky was also shortlisted as a 鈥溌槎故悠� Rising Star鈥� by Euromoney for the 2021 Women in Business Law America Awards, which recognize women at the forefront of legal work in business law and firms that have produced initiatives and programs to support and encourage women and diversity within the industry. Beyond her legal practice, Vicky formally and informally mentors associates.
EXPERIENCE
Vicky鈥檚 private investment fund clients have included:
- Apollo Global Management
- Centerbridge
- KKR
- MPowered Capital
- Roark Capital Group
- TPG Angelo Gordon
- V盲rde Partners
- Veritas Capital
Vicky maintains an active role in other various pro bono representations, including: the formation, governance and regulation of not-for-profit companies, pro bono immigration client representation and various organizations seeking to support women in the investment funds industry. Vicky is actively involved in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Advisory Practice. Vicky contributes regularly to a number of other thought leadership publications and client memoranda on various funds topics. Some of her recent articles include 鈥淔ive Reasons to Become a Private Funds Lawyer鈥� in Vault, 鈥淟ife After the End of Life of a Private Fund鈥� in The Review of Securities and Commodities Regulation, 鈥淭op ESG Trends for 2021: Stability and Sustainability in the Investment Community鈥� in 搁别蹿颈苍颈迟颈惫鈥檚 2021 ESG Playbook and 鈥淧rivate Equity Fundraising: Notable Trends in 2020鈥� for American Investment Council.