Rob Eke

Private funds law

Partner

Meet Rob

Rob’s thinking

Rob Eke is a Partner at MJ Hudson.

Rob has worked exclusively in the alternative assets space since joining the business. He advises on fund formation and primary investments, co-investments and secondary transactions for new and established managers as well as institutional investors. Rob also advises on other key matters such as fund marketing.

Experience

Rob has extensive knowledge and experience of fund structures in key onshore and offshore jurisdictions and has worked on secondment in an offshore jurisdiction.

Qualifications

Law, King’s College London

Solicitor (England and Wales)

Expertise

Private fund formation

Reviewing and negotiating primary investment funds

Co-investments

Secondaries

GP and fund restructuring

Recent client work

the establishment of a closed-ended turnaround fund (2021)
the establishment of a closed-ended venture capital fund (2021)
advising European fund managers on SFDR and EU Taxonomy Compliance (2021)
advising several European institutional investors on co-investments (2021)
advising European and American institutional investors on +50 primary investments (2019-21)
advising several European institutional investors on the sale of interests in private funds (2020)
advising an institutional investor on a portfolio sale of over 150 interests in private funds (2019)
the establishment of a closed-ended fund investing in CLOs (2019)
the establishment of a value-orientated open-ended hedge fund (2019)
the establishment of an open-ended fund investing in CLOs (2018)
the establishment of an open-ended fund investing with a quantitative strategy (2018)

Interests

Rob enjoys playing amateur football, participating in duathlons and triathlons, and also learning foreign languages.

Quick reads (2/2)

Private Equity, Treasury, FX, transitions, and custody, Venture capital and start-ups

Private equity fund economics – what a difference (or not?) a year makes

Mark Silveira, Rob Eke

6 min read

Private Equity, Treasury, FX, transitions, and custody

Private equity fund economics – what’s changed in 2019?

Mark Silveira, Rob Eke

6 min read

In-depth (2/5)

This research, conducted by MJ Hudson’s legal team, analyses the key economic and non-economic terms, across a significant sample of private equity funds that came to market or closed in 2021. We aim to provide both LPs and GPs with an enhanced understanding of the current strengths and weaknesses of the fundamental terms impacting private equity funds.

Research

MJ Hudson Private Equity Fund Terms Research – 7th Edition

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This year’s research, we analyse the current economic terms and conditions of private equity and venture capital funds, comparing the results with the findings of our previous research. This research conducted by MJ Hudson’s legal team provides both LPs and GPs with an enhanced understanding of the current strengths and weaknesses of the fundamental economic,...