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David Schwartz

David Schwartz is a corporate partner in the Investment Management Group and a leader in the firm’s Alternative Assets Transactions and Liquidity Solutions Group. He is also a member of the Private Equity Group. Mr. Schwartz represents sponsors of, and institutional investors in, private investment funds, including buyout, emerging markets, funds of funds, infrastructure, real estate and venture capital funds, as well as separate and other managed accounts. He also advises sponsors and investors in connection with complex secondary transactions, including traditional sales and purchases of fund interests, listed fund transactions, secondary direct transactions, “manager for hire” arrangements, synthetic secondaries, “stapled” primary and secondary transactions and fund recapitalizations and restructurings. Mr. Schwartz represents numerous private equity clients, including Capital International, Ford Foundation, HarbourVest Partners, Morgan Stanley and major sovereign wealth funds. · Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

United StatesCorporate, Investment Management

About

David Schwartz is a corporate partner in the Investment Management Group and a leader in the firm’s Alternative Assets Transactions and Liquidity Solutions Group. He is also a member of the Private Equity Group. He represents sponsors of, and institutional investors in, private investment funds and advises on complex secondary transactions.

Practice areas

CorporateInvestment ManagementAlternative AssetsLiquidity SolutionsPrivate EquitySecondary Transactions

Office

Expertise

Buyout FundsEmerging MarketsFunds of FundsInfrastructureReal EstateVenture CapitalSeparate AccountsSovereign Wealth Funds

Education

  • University of Michigan, J.D. magna cum laude (1979)
  • University of Michigan, A.B. with high distinction (1975)