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Abhi Ravishankar

Senior Associate
Sydney
About

Abhi Ravishankar is a Senior Associate in the Investment Management and Funds team in Sydney. She advises institutional investors, superannuation trustees and global and domestic fund managers on a broad range of investment management, funds and financial services matters, with particular experience in fund formation, private markets transactions and financial services regulation. Her practice spans private equity, private credit, infrastructure and real estate investments, as well as the establishment, operation and governance of investment funds.

Prior to joining private practice, Abhi worked in-house at Mercer, where she advised superannuation trustees on mergers, product development, disclosure and governance matters. Her in-house experience provides valuable insight into the commercial, operational and regulatory challenges faced by clients, enabling her to deliver practical and commercially focused advice.

Areas of FocusInvestment FundsCorporateFinancial Services
Professional QualificationsSolicitor of the High Court of AustraliaSolicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
Education
  • The College of Law, Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, 2021
  • Macquarie University, Bachelor of Commerce and Law, 2020

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising a major Australian superannuation investor on the establishment and investment into a global private equity fund-of-one structure valued at approximately AUD2.1 billion, supporting a significant strategic allocation to private markets.
  • Advising a leading North American financial institution on its AUD145 million acquisition of an Australian capital markets business, a transformative transaction that significantly expanded the client's Australian footprint. Led the financial services regulatory workstream, acting as the primary client contact on licensing, market participant, lending and related regulatory issues, while coordinating stakeholders across Australia, North America and the United Kingdom and supporting the negotiation of key transaction documents.
  • Advising a large Australian superannuation investor on a USD1 billion investment program into bespoke credit fund structures managed by leading global alternative asset managers.
  • Advising a leading global investment consultant and superannuation investor on a USD100 million investment into two Asia-Pacific infrastructure funds, including negotiation of fund documentation and investor protections.
  • Advising a superannuation client on a AUD200 million seed investment into a newly established Australian private credit fund, supporting the launch of the manager's inaugural Australia and New Zealand offering.
  • Advising an Australian institutional investor on a AUD140 million investment into a U.S. logistics real estate fund, as part of its global unlisted property investment strategy.
  • Advising a leading Australian investment manager on a series of sustainable and impact investments, including a USD15 million investment into a sustainable assets fund managed by a global asset manager, a proposed investment into a dedicated impact fund, and a EUR40 million investment in UK infrastructure assets, supporting the client's responsible investment and ESG strategy.
  • Advising on the establishment of wholesale and retail real estate and fixed income investment funds, including fund structuring, constitutional documentation, service provider arrangements and
  • Australian regulatory considerations, supporting the launch of new investment products for Australian investors.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

  • Lawyers Weekly – 30 Under 30 Awards: Financial Services – Finalist (2024)

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Law Society of New South Wales 
  • AIMA Young Professionals Network

Connect

Phone

+61 2 9286 8183
(Work, Sydney)
+61 404 073 989
(Mobile)

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