Mishcon de Reya expands financial services offering

Mishcon de Reya has expanded its financial services offering with the appointment of Steven Haywood, a partner specialising in investment funds. He joined the team's London office in September.

Steven has extensive experience in advising on a broad spectrum of alternative asset managers, from first-time venture capital managers to global multi-strategy managers, on the structuring and formation of private investment funds across a range of different strategies, including venture capital, private equity and private equity secondaries funds, direct lending and credit funds, as well as on infrastructure, real estate, healthcare and impact finance funds. His experience also includes advising institutional investors on private fund investments, including the sale of portfolios of fund interests, secondary market deals, and co-investments. Steven has also gained considerable practical industry experience from his time working within the alternatives asset management division of a leading global investment bank.

Charlotte Wilson, Partner in the Corporate department and the head of the firm's Financial Services Regulatory team, commented: "We're so pleased that Steven has joined the team at Mishcon de Reya. This marks a major milestone for us as Steven brings not only specific investment funds expertise but also a well-established reputation within the industry, significantly bolstering our capabilities in this area. We are looking forward to him making a strong impact in the team and to building this practice across our London, Cambridge, and Oxford offices."

Steven Haywood added: "I am delighted to be joining Mishcon de Reya, a firm that has a richly deserved international reputation for being highly focused on meeting the needs of clients across a diverse range of sectors, many of whom often have complex needs. As part of the Corporate and Financial Services Regulatory teams, I am looking forward to helping the firm build and grow its funds offering to clients on both the corporate asset management and private side, who are increasingly looking to access opportunities in the private markets alternatives asset management and private funds space."