Sam Whittaker is an investment management and funds lawyer with over 10 years' experience advising sponsors, managers and institutional investors in the financial services, real estate and technology sectors on the full spectrum of funds work and joint ventures.
Sam's experience is truly global, having advised clients based in jurisdictions throughout the world including the Cayman Islands, France, Jersey, Hong Kong, the Middle East, Shanghai, Singapore, the UK and the USA. He has also spent time on secondment in the Luxembourg office of DLA Piper.
Sam's focus in real estate funds and venture capital funds, but he also advises on most other types of investment funds, including debt funds, hedge funds and private equity funds.
Sam has a broad range of experience advising sponsors about the establishment and restructuring of investment funds and joint ventures ranging from GBP20 million to GBP500 million in size.
Sam has particular experience in advising institutional investors about their fund investment programmes and he has advised on some of the most bespoke and innovative investment fund products in the market today.
His clients include fund managers, insurance companies, pension funds, family offices and venture capital businesses.
