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Michael Gerstenzang

Michael A. Gerstenzang is the firm's managing partner based in the New York office. Mr. Gerstenzang's practice focuses on private investment funds, including forming and advising private equity, credit, growth, special situations, infrastructure, venture capital and hedge funds, and other types of alternative investment vehicles. Practice also includes secondary transactions and co-investment arrangements, as well as representing LPs in connection with private investment funds. Has experience representing fund sponsors and investment teams in connection with negotiating “seed” investments, spin-outs, joint ventures, and other general partner/management company arrangements. · Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

United StatesPrivate Investment Funds, Private Equity Funds

About

Michael A. Gerstenzang is the managing partner of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in the New York office. His practice focuses on private investment funds, including forming and advising private equity, credit, growth, special situations, infrastructure, venture capital and hedge funds, and other alternative investment vehicles. He also handles secondary transactions, co-investment arrangements, and represents LPs in connection with private investment funds. He has experience representing fund sponsors and investment teams in negotiating seed investments, spin-outs, joint ventures, and other general partner/management company arrangements.

Practice areas

Private Investment FundsPrivate Equity FundsVenture Capital FundsHedge FundsInfrastructure FundsCredit FundsGrowth FundsSpecial Situations FundsSecondary TransactionsCo-investment ArrangementsSeed InvestmentsSpin-outsJoint VenturesGeneral Partner/Management Company ArrangementsLP Representation

Office

Expertise

Private Investment FundsPrivate EquityVenture CapitalHedge FundsInfrastructure FundsCredit FundsGrowth FundsSpecial Situations FundsSecondary TransactionsCo-investmentSeed InvestmentsSpin-outsJoint VenturesGP/Management Company ArrangementsLP Representation

Education

  • J.D., Columbia University, 1989, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, Editor-in-Chief of Columbia Journal of Transnational Law
  • Undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, 1986

Admissions

  • New York Bar
  • United States District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York