Lauren Bewley

lauren.bewley@lw.com

+1.212.906.1746

Profile

Lauren Bewley advises corporate, private equity and investment fund clients on a variety of US federal income tax matters, with particular focus on advising private investment fund clients on fund-related tax issues, including structuring and fund formation, upper tier arrangements, and operational issues.

Lauren regularly advises clients on tax aspects of private investment fund formation and operation including:

Advising on the formation and operation of funds pursuing diverse investment strategies
Advising regarding carried interest and co-investment arrangements
Advising on tax aspects of fund secondary transactions, including GP-led secondary transactions, fund restructurings and portfolio sales
Advising domestic and international investors in structuring and negotiating investments

Lauren also has extensive experience advising clients on a variety of capital markets and financing transactions, restructurings, corporate mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, reorganizations, and financial products.

Experience

Lauren’s experience includes advising:

TJC, in its fundraise of The Resolute Fund VI with aggregate commitments in excess of US$3.1 billion
BBB Industries, a manufacturing and distribution of replacement parts to the vehicle aftermarket, in connection with its sale to Clearlake Capital
American Triple I in a US$4.2 billion joint venture transaction with JFK Millennium Partners to develop new international Terminal 6 anchoring JFK International Airport’s north side
Acquisition by Genstar Capital Partners of Sonny's Enterprises, a company that manufactures and markets conveyorized carwash equipment, parts, and supplies
Acquisition by Digital Realty of InterXion Holding, a Netherlands-based provider of carrier- and cloud-neutral colocation data center services
Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets in connection with the sale of its interest in the parent company of Puget Sound Energy to a consortium of investors
ReNew Power in the high yield co-issuance of senior secured notes containing a mix of both high yield and project bond-style covenants, a first in the Indian market
Underwriters in connection with a Sukuk issuance used to finance a US real estate developer
Softbank Group on the structuring and formation of the SoftBank Vision Fund, a technology focused investment fund with over US$93 billion of committed capital at the first closing*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham