Counsel, Head of Private Funds, Simmons & Simmons
Jeffrey Friedenberg is Head of Private Funds for Simmons & Simmons in Hong Kong and a member of our Financial Markets group. His practice focuses on asset management and investment funds, with a sector focus on private funds including private equity, real estate, credit, infrastructure, and other alternative asset classes.
Jeffrey brings more than 20 years of experience in the asset management and investment funds sector, advising international and regional fund managers, financial institutions, institutional investors, and family offices on asset management and investment fund matters.
He represents fund managers in fund formation, capital raising, fund regulatory and compliance, portfolio investments, and fund operational issues. His practice also includes advising institutional investors on commitments to private funds and advising on separately managed accounts, secondary transactions, and co-investments.
Prior to joining the firm, Jeffrey was a Partner of TPG Angelo Gordon and Managing Director and Head of Legal & Compliance for Europe and Asia. At TPG Angelo Gordon, he provided transactional, advisory, and regulatory counsel for more than ten years to the firm’s private equity real estate, private credit, and clients partnership groups. TPG Angelo Gordon is a leading global alternative asset manager focused on private credit and private equity real estate.
As an experienced partner and international counsel at a leading global alternative asset manager, Jeffrey brings a valuable perspective to his investment fund clients, which are engaged in increasingly complex fundraises, transactions, and other matters.