Dennis Barsky

Partner

Dennis Barsky, a New York-qualified lawyer, focuses his practice on the representation of corporations, private equity funds, hedge funds, sovereign wealth funds, and other institutions in a range of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, buyouts, venture and growth capital investments, and joint ventures. He also counsels boards of directors and special committees regarding corporate governance issues, including internal investigations. In addition, Dennis represents fund sponsors and investors in connection with the formation of alternative investment vehicles, including private equity funds, real estate funds, and hedge funds.

From 2007-2009, Dennis was a partner and portfolio manager at an event-driven hedge fund based in Singapore, where he played a leading role in structuring and launching the fund and ran the risk arbitrage and special situations portfolios.

Representative private equity and hedge fund clients include ACI Capital, American Securities, ClimateEdge Capital, Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund, Nomura Securities, The Riverside Company, Sentosa Capital, and Temasek Holdings.

Representative corporate clients include Estee Lauder, General Electric, General Motors, Gentiva Health Services, Getty Images, Hannaford Bros., Hollywood Media, Hughes Electronics, MediaOne Group, SBC Communications, SEACOR Holdings, Six Flags, Toys "R" Us, and Verint Systems.

Dennis has been widely quoted in press articles related to the formation and investment activities of alternative investment vehicles, as well as mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions.