"Their arrival immediately provides Proskauer with a market-leading private funds and secondaries practice in Paris, and further strengthens our private capital offering in Europe alongside our M&A, private credit and funds finance teams," Nigel van Zyl, Co-Head of Proskauer's Private Funds Group.
"Our clients have told us that they need market leading secondaries capability. We listened," said UK Managing Partner Denise Gibson.
The private equity veteran developed the firm's secondaries strategy, leading three transactions across tail-end portfolios, early secondary deals, and a CV.
The former Freshfields Global Co-Head of Private Funds and Secondaries will advise on secondary transactions and related liquidity solutions, including CVs, LP portfolio sales, and recapitalizations.
The former Co-Head of Secondaries at Lombard Odier has over two decades of institutional private markets experience across secondaries, private equity, venture capital, and special situations.
The firm has appointed Loïc Beaumont as Head of Private Equity to lead the initiative that targets LP-led secondary positions in European buyout funds.
Engler brings over two decades of technology experience and will lead operations and build the infrastructure behind each deal.
The former Reed Smith fund finance counsel advises on a full range of products, including subscription, NAV, GP, co-invest, management line, and continuation vehicle financings.
The fund finance veteran brings more than two decades of experience advising lenders across a range of products, including secondary fund facilities and NAV loans.
The Campbell Lutyens veteran will lead relationships with the secondaries community from London.
