Brett Bush

Brett is a partner in the Private Funds and Secondaries group in New York. He represents fund sponsors and institutional investors throughout the life of a private fund, from the design and formation of a new strategy through its fundraising, investment activity, financing, co-investment programs, secondaries transactions, and eventual liquidity.  He has practiced for nearly two decades at leading international firms and previously served as co-head of the Americas investment management practice at one of them. He has built a reputation inside the industry as one of the most thoughtful and skilled practitioners while also one of its most commercial and efficient problem solvers.

For sponsors, Brett forms funds across buyout, growth, venture, credit, funds-of-funds, real estate, infrastructure, media, sports, and secondaries strategies, as well as funds of one, separate accounts, strategic partnerships, investment management arrangements, open-end and evergreen vehicles and other customized platforms, for established managers and new entrants alike. He counsels managers on internal economics and governance, carried interest and employee investment programs, advisory board matters and the day-to-day operation of a fund, and on issues under the federal securities laws, including the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 as well as various other regulations affecting investment managers, funds, financial product sponsors, investors and other participants.

For investors, he represents sovereign wealth funds, funds of funds, pension plans, insurers, endowments and foundations,...