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Robert McClean

He/himPartner
About

Robert McClean is a Partner in the Finance practice, specialising in fund finance where he has over a decade's worth of experience.

He has extensive experience in advising on the full range of fund finance transactions, including subscription line facilities, hybrid facilities, co-invest facilities and GP/management support financings and NAV financings across all fund sectors such as private equity, credit funds, secondaries and infrastructure.

Robert's practice focuses on acting for leading banks and financial institutions as well as a variety of borrowers across asset classes and other market participants. He works closely with clients to structure and execute multi-jurisdictional financings with often complex fund structures (which includes experience of both open-ended and closed ended funds.

Robert is a co-founder of the FFA Next Gen initiative and prior to joing DLA Piper was with a Wall Street firm.

Professional QualificationsSolicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
Education
  • University of Manchester, BSc Economics, 2007
Languages
  • English

Prior Experience

  • 2024-2025: UK Financial Conduct Authority, Infrastructure & Exchanges Directorate- Capital Markets Group and ESG Policy and Advisory
  • 2001 to 2023: Partner, Capital Markets, London based leading international law firm where, at various times, he led the Asian Securitisation Practice, the Middle East Derivatives Practice and the Benchmark Regulation Practice