Zealie Ainsworth

Special Counsel

Melbourne, Australia

Zealie specialises in the establishment and operation of private equity funds and negotiating on behalf of investors in relation to their investment in and transfers of interest from such funds. She advises sponsor clients ranging from first time funds through to large asset managers in the private equity, co-investment, real estate, debt and fund-of-funds space; her investor clients range from funds-of-funds to sovereign wealth funds. With 14 years’ experience across New York, Singapore and Australia, Zealie can draw from global perspectives to deliver commercial and efficient advice for clients.

Zealie's deal experience (while at another law firm):

  • Basis Investment Group: on the formation of its institutional debt funds and equity investment joint ventures
  • Madison International: on real estate secondary funds and separate accounts investing in the US and Western Europe
  • Oak Street: on its net lease property funds and its real estate funds of funds and separate accounts
  • Credit Suisse Asset Management: on its Edition CLO Opportunity Fund
  • Corten Real Estate Partners: on its real estate joint ventures and equity funds
  • AXA Real Assets: on its US real estate equity fund
  • Mercer Investment Management: on its funds of funds, secondaries transactions, co-investments and a large volume of LP investments
  • Cambridge Associates: in connection with a large volume of LP investments
  • Asian and Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds: in relation to their strategic investments into private funds and co-investments around the world

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