Jessica Lowe

JESSICA LOWE advises alternative asset managers and institutional investors on the formation, fundraising, structuring, and operation of private investment funds and related investment platforms. Her practice spans private equity, private credit, real estate, impact and venture capital funds, as well as co-investments, continuation funds, separately managed accounts and other bespoke capital solutions. She regularly advises on UK and European fund structuring, sponsor economics, governance, carried interest arrangements, and related regulatory matters.

On the sponsor side, she advises UK, European, and global fund managers on fund formation and fundraising, including multi-billion dollar flagship funds, debut funds, and strategy-specific vehicles. On the investor side, she represents sovereign wealth funds, pension plans, asset managers, insurers, and other institutional investors on primary commitments, co-investments and complex secondaries transactions, and other liquidity solutions, including single-asset and multi-asset continuation vehicles. She also advises on strategic transactions involving alternative asset management businesses, including minority investments and strategic partnerships.

Before joining Sidley, Jessica spent 10 months on secondment to Advent International’s legal and compliance team in London and Boston, supporting the fundraising of Advent International GPE IX and Advent Global Technology and advising on UK and European regulatory and operational matters.

(i) Private Fund Formation and Structuring

• Private equity
  • French private equity firm on the formation of its over €7 billion flagship buyout fund, focusing on companies primarily in Europe with valuations of over €750 million, in core sectors such as food and consumer, healthcare, business services, and industrials.
  • UK-based mid-market private equity firm on the formation of its debut European PE growth-expansion fund, focusing on growth-oriented investments that cater to the changing patterns of consumer behavior and technology disruption.
  • UK-based pan-European mid-market private equity sponsor on the formation of its debut growth-expansion fund.
  • UK-based mid-market private equity firm on the formation of its £500 million UK mid-market private equity fund.

• Private equity 
  • RoundShield Partners, a London-based private investment firm with deep expertise in asset-backed private credit, on the formation of its US$1 billion European special opportunities fund.
  • U.S.-based investment manager operating in the U.S. and Europe in relation to their capital raising activities.

• Real Estate
  • New York–based investment firm on the formation of its hospitality-focused real estate investment fund. 
  • Toronto-based global alternative asset manager on the formation of its over €1 billion European-focused real estate core plus fund, primarily focused on France, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, and the UK. 
  • UK-based real estate investment firm on the formation of its second real estate fund, focusing on real estate investments in Central London.
• Impact and Energy Transition
  • UK-based sustainable infrastructure fund manager in connection with certain capital raising activities to develop a portfolio of energy-efficient data centers in Latin America.
  • Temporis Capital on the final closing of Temporis Impact Strategy V Fund.
  • Emerging markets investment firm on the formation of a sustainable resources fund, focusing on strategic, long-term investments in natural resources and renewable energy.

(ii) LP Representation

• Sovereign wealth funds, large U.S. public pension plans, family offices and insurance companies on private fund allocations and co-investments.

(iii) Liquidity Solutions

• LGT Capital Partners-advised entities’ acquisition of minority stakes in six existing Providence portfolio companies and stapled commitment to Providence’s latest fund.
• A leading institutional buyside secondaries LP as lead investor and syndicate investor on GP-led single-asset and multi-asset continuation funds.
• Boston-based impact investment firm in connection with its GP-led liquidity offerings.

(iv) Strategic Transactions

• Wafra Inc. on its minority investment in Ardian. 
• Apollo-managed funds in their acquisition of a majority stake in Kelvion, a leading global provider of energy-efficient heat exchange and cooling solutions, from funds advised by Triton Partners.
• RoundShield Partners on a strategic transaction pursuant to which Harrison Street Asset Management, the investment management division of Colliers, acquired a majority stake in RoundShield Partners.
  

Some of the above matters were handled prior to joining Sidley.

• Member, Sidley’s ELC Committee
• Member, Sidley’s ESG Committee 
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Law Society
• Former Charity Board Trustee, Queen’s Crescent Community Association (North London)