Akin Welcomes Fund Finance Partner Corinne Musa in New York
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(New York) – Akin is pleased to announce that Corinne Musa has joined the firm as a corporate & finance partner in its New York office, where she will focus on fund finance transactions.
Corinne’s practice is focused on the representation of borrowers and alternative lenders in fund finance transactions. She concentrates on subscription credit facilities, NAV and hybrid credit facilities, and management fee and GP lines of credit for private credit, private equity and other funds.
“Fund finance is a key component in our full-service offering to our investment fund clients, and a skillset in high demand,” said Akin chairperson Kim Koopersmith. “Corinne is an excellent addition to our platform, bringing high-level fund finance knowledge and experience to our investment fund and finance clients.”
Corporate & finance practice co-head Zachary Wittenberg added, “Corinne brings valuable experience and capability with respect to some of the largest and most complex fund financing transactions in the industry, and she will be a terrific addition to our corporate and investment management groups.”
“I am excited to work with Akin’s impressive mix of investment fund and finance clients on cutting-edge financing structures. This is an ideal platform to take my practice to the next level,” said Corinne.
She previously practiced at Cooley LLP; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison LLP; and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.
About Akin’s Corporate & Finance Practice
Lawyers in Akin’s corporate & finance practice work with clients to structure and execute complex transactions and devise creative debt and equity capital solutions around the world. Our team of 300+ transactional lawyers, in major financial centers on three continents, works across borders, industries and the capital structure.
We provide counsel to alternative capital providers, including private equity, private credit, infrastructure, sovereign wealth and other investment funds, public and private companies, boards of directors and family offices, in connection with M&A, special situations and other investments, debt financings and capital markets transactions, projects & energy transactions and corporate governance matters worldwide.
About Akin’s Investment Management Practice
Akin’s investment management practice, comprising over 100 lawyers, is a recognized leader in the representation of large institutional and entrepreneurial fund sponsors and managers in the formation of hedge and private equity funds. The firm has served as lead counsel to some of the world’s premier investors and has helped them access opportunities in markets around the world. Through its representation of a broad range of investment managers and institutional investors, Akin is able to attain proprietary insight on emerging trends in the private equity and hedge fund industries. This knowledge and experience is particularly valuable to clients as convergence across asset classes continues to play out in the marketplace.
Akin is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
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