Katherine Rainwood

Katherine advises organisations in the asset management sector on fund structuring, regulatory matters, and strategic legal issues.

• Acted for a European asset manager on funds and group-related matters.
• Advised on investor relations and governance for asset management businesses.
• Supported on a cross-border expansion, including entry into the US market.
• Built and led the funds legal function of a European private credit manager as it expanded its strategies and investor base.

Katherine acts on disputes, regulatory reviews, and white collar matters in finance, financial services, and asset management, including fiduciary duty, governance, and investor claims.

• Advised a global US asset manager on a section 166 skilled person review.
• Advised a significant investor in a contentious matter with a large investment fund.
• Advised a European asset manager on employment-related and financial services litigation matters.
• Advised a founding investor and co-partner in a natural resources strategy in a dispute with a placement agent and another co-founder.
• Advised on numerous other investor and GP-side financial services and regulatory contentious matters.

Katherine advises on the establishment and structuring of investment funds across multiple asset classes.

• Advised on private equity fund formation and structuring across a range of strategies.
• Advised on structuring funds for tax and regulatory efficiency in multiple jurisdictions.
• Acted on “cradle-to-grave” fund formation mandates for investment managers.
• Advised GPs and institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, insurers, and pension funds, on fund investments, co-investments, and separately managed accounts.

Katherine advises on fund finance and structured credit transactions, including securitisations and joint ventures.

• Acted as transaction counsel on securitisations involving asset managers and financial institutions.
• Advised on asset manager and bank joint ventures in the structured credit space.
• Provided strategic advice on fund finance arrangements for banks and investment funds.
• Advised on subscription line, hybrid, and securitisation-based fund financings.

Katherine advises sponsors and investors on secondary transactions.

• Advised on continuation fund transactions.
• Advised on GP-led and LP-led secondary trades.
• Advised on competitive secondary auctions.

Katherine advises insurers and pension schemes on fund investments and investment mandates.

• Advised insurance company investors on fund structuring, side letters, and bespoke vehicles.
• Advised on pension risk transfer transactions and insurance-related mandates.
• Advised insurance and institutional investors on the governance, reporting, and structuring requirements of regulated capital.

Katherine acts for asset managers, banks, insurers, and investors on financial services disputes and regulatory reviews and on funds, fund finance, and structured credit.

• Advised a global US asset manager on a section 166 skilled person review.
• Advised a significant investor in a contentious matter with a large investment fund.
• Advised a European asset manager on employment-related and financial services litigation matters.
• Advised a founding investor and co-partner in a natural resources strategy in a dispute with a placement agent and another co-founder.
• Acted as transaction counsel on securitisations involving asset managers and financial institutions.