Peter G. Naismith advises hedge funds, private equity funds, hybrid funds and investment advisers in connection with their structuring, formation and ongoing operational needs, as well as on certain regulatory and compliance matters. He represents a wide variety of institutional and entrepreneurial fund sponsors and asset managers. In addition, he represents institutional and high net worth investors in connection with commingled fund, “fund of one,” managed account and seed investments. He also has extensive experience advising on mergers and acquisitions, including a range of complex, high-value public and private transactions across a number of industry sectors.
Prior to joining SRZ, Peter served as in-house counsel at a privately held investment firm, where he focused on fund formation, hedge fund and private equity fund seeding and family office matters. His broad expertise includes roles with firms based in New York, London and Adelaide, Australia. Peter received his LL.M., magna cum laude, from Duke University School of Law, his LL.M. (commercial), with honors, from The University of Melbourne, his Graduate Certificate in Legal Practice from The University of South Australia and his LL.B., with first class honors, from The Flinders University of South Australia.