Benjamin Milder
Lawyers
Advises private fund sponsors in connection with the formation and operation of private investment funds.
Benjamin advises private fund sponsors in connection with the formation and operation of private investment funds, including private equity funds, hedge funds, co-investment funds and funds of funds. He also provides regulatory and compliance advice to private fund sponsors.
Benjamin regularly represents institutional investors in connection with their investments in private equity funds, venture capital funds and hedge funds. In addition, he represents buyers, sellers and sponsors in a range of secondary transactions.
Experience highlights
Fund formations
- RoundTable Healthcare Partners on the formation of RoundTable Healthcare Partners VI, an $800 million fund
- Tailwind Capital on the formation of various co-investment vehicles
- Cornell Capital on the formation of Cornell Capital Partners II, a $1.7 billion fund
- A middle-market private equity adviser on the formation of its flagship private equity fund
- A real estate sponsor on the formation of its flagship debt fund
- Formation of AMR Action Fund, a $1 billion mission-driven venture capital fund focused on antimicrobial therapeutics
- An investment manager on the operation of, and offering of interests in, a $3.5 billion multi-strategy hedge fund
- Passport Capital on the formation of several digital currency funds
- An investment manager on the formation of a GP staking fund of funds
Secondary transactions and LP-side practice
- An Australian public authority on its $500 million investment in an infrastructure fund
- Investment managers on LP tender processes across multiple funds
- TorQuest Partners on a single-asset GP-led secondary transaction
- Morgan Stanley AIP on multiple GP-led secondary transactions and co-investments
- CPPIB on multiple transactions
- A European pension fund manager on various real estate fund investments
- A U.S. family office on investments in hedge funds, private equity funds and venture capital funds
- A Fortune 500 company on its anchor investment in a venture capital fund focused on energy technology
Insights
Education
J.D., Harvard Law School
B.A., Government, Harvard University
Professional history
- Counsel, 2021-present
- Davis Polk since 2013
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York