Experienced onshore funds lawyer and in-house counsel Adam Knight has joined Bedell Cristin to lead the firm’s London funds and indirect real estate practice.
Adam (pictured) joins the firm’s London office with a wealth of experience as a lawyer working in highly ranked onshore funds teams in the City, and senior in-house experience as Head of Fund Structuring & Legal with a global asset manager.
He has joined the firm as Head of Funds and Indirect Real Estate – London, with a remit to grow the firm’s investment funds practice across all asset classes.
Adam has spent almost ten years in private practice in London with firms including Paul Hastings and CMS, and the past five years at asset manager Intermediate Capital Group where he was most recently the Global Head of Fund Structuring & Legal.
Bedell Cristin Global Managing Partner Tim Pearce welcomed Adam’s arrival. He said: “We are delighted to welcome Adam to the team – his mix of onshore, offshore and in-house experience in the funds space and his network of contacts in the City and internationally makes him the perfect person to spearhead the growth of our London funds practice.
“Our view is that there is significant room for growth for offshore investment funds products, and Adam is able to add value to clients and intermediaries through his experience from on offshore, onshore and in-house perspective.”
Tom Davies, who heads Bedell’s London office, added: “Adam’s experience across private funds, including real estate funds complements our corporate real estate-focused offering in London, and the whole team is delighted to welcome him on board.”
