Of Counsel
Mark Silveira is an investment funds lawyer advising investors and fund managers on the formation and governance of private funds.
Language - English
Jurisdiction - England & Wales
Mark Silveira is Of Counsel in the private capital and funds team at Stephenson Harwood.
Mark has over 15 years of experience in advising fund managers, institutional investors, and family offices on a broad range of investment matters, nationally and internationally, with a focus on the formation and governance of closed-ended funds across a range of asset classes, including buy-out, infrastructure, energy, real estate, growth and venture capital.
He also advises on executive and employee incentive arrangements, managed accounts, joint ventures, co-investment vehicles, fund restructuring, and management firm creation. His guidance extends to, and fund governance, helping clients achieve their investment goals with confidence.
Mark's clients benefit from his knowledge of the broader market to negotiate complex agreements and deliver tailored solutions.
Secondaries | Swiss investment manager
Advised on the simultaneous transfer of LP interests and formation of a continuation vehicle to facilitate investment by new capital providers in an existing portfolio of primary and secondary fund interests.
Fund Advisory | European family office
Advised on multiple primary fund and managed account investments with U.S. and European private equity managers.
Fund Advisory | Beisheim Capital
Advised on multiple primary investments in U.S., European, and Asian private funds.
Fund Formation | NextEnergy Capital
Advised on the formation of the NextPower UK ESG Fund, which develops and operates UK-based solar farms.
Fund Formation | NextEnergy Capital
Advised on the formation of $900 million NextPower III ESG Fund, which builds and operates solar power plants in OECD member states and OECD global Key Partner countries.
Fund Formation | Anglo-Danish energy developer
Advised on the formation of a $150m joint venture, which finances, develops and operates LNG/CNG assets in a West African country.
Fund Formation | Lexham Capital Partners
Advising on the structuring of a special purpose CIS to realise its investment in Atom Bank and the management firm’s carried interest platform vehicle.
Fund Formation | Backed VC
Advised on the formation of Backed VC’s first fund, special arrangements with cornerstone investors, and the related carried interest vehicle.
Fund Formation | Calunius Capital
Advised on the establishment of their second and third Jersey funds investing in litigation opportunities, the establishment of an arbitration special situations fund, and related carried interest arrangements.
Fund Formation | Energy Access Ventures
Advised on the formation of Energy Access Ventures Fund, a French FPCI which invests in equity, quasi-equity and loan instruments of energy infrastructure companies in Africa.