Biography
For more than two decades, Amanda Persaud has advised global alternative asset management firms on fundraises, fund transactions and firm governance and ownership. A partner in the asset management group at Ropes & Gray, her practice focuses on open- and closed-end private funds of all types, including private equity, private credit, infrastructure, hedge, real estate, and specialized strategies such as direct lending and distressed debt.
She is recognized in both the U.S. and Global Guides by Chambers, where clients consider her as having “great knowledge of the industry,” “expertly navigating intricate legal and regulatory challenges” and someone who “delivers outstanding client service and brings a high-level of legal sophistication.” For her legal skill and leadership, she was named a Notable Woman of Law by Crain’s New York Business.
Her expertise covers the entire lifecycle of investment funds and includes continuation vehicles, launching of new fund strategies and conflict mitigation. Amanda frequently counsel’s founders and senior executives on upper tier firm arrangements. Her work in asset management M&A and sponsor solutions includes GP stakes transactions, succession planning, management buyouts, preferred equity structures, joint ventures, and spinouts.
Amanda regularly speaks at private funds industry conferences and is actively involved in the asset management community, serving as Co-Chair of the Private Investment Fund Forum of New York City. She is a long-standing member of the Bar of the City of New York Committee on Private Investment Funds and the International Bar Association. Her commitment to service extends to her roles on the Board of Directors of the Girl Scouts of Greater New York and the DukeWIN Leadership Council.