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Nolan Binney

Assoziiert

Nolan Binney works with private investment sponsors on all aspects of fund formation. A significant portion of his practice is advising clients on capital raising, marketing, preparing offering documents, and drafting organizational documents. He also counsels them on regulatory, compliance, and operational issues both during an active fundraise and during the operational stage, including with respect to sponsor-carried interest and management company arrangements.

Additionally, Nolan advises institutional investors, including family offices, fund-of-funds, and corporations, on their private capital investment activity. He also works with private fund sponsors, buyers, and sellers in secondary transactions. Nolan is a member of the firm’s Fund Formation & Investment Management Practice Group. Prior to joining Foley, he was an associate in the Private Investment Funds Group of an international law firm.

Repräsentative Erfahrung

  • Represented a Seattle-based sponsor in forming an oversubscribed US$830m evergreen, open-ended venture capital fund and its US$250m overage fund, each targeting investments in publicly traded health care companies.
  • Represented a Kansas City-based growth equity sponsor raising its fifth fund (US$780m) targeting SaaS B2B companies.
  • Represented a New York-based growth equity sponsor targeting sports, media, and entertainment investments (US$300m).
  • Represented a Nashville-based private equity sponsor launching its first flagship funds focused on health care and specialty industrial businesses (US$300m).
  • Represented a Boston-based venture capital sponsor raising its third search fund (US$100m).
  • Represented an international institutional investor selling over 40 private fund interests on the secondary market with a transaction value of US$600m.
  • Represented a New York-based private equity sponsor in a single-asset GP-led secondary sale with a transaction value of US$126m.
  • Represented a California-based private equity sponsor in a single-asset GP-led secondary sale with a transaction value of US$50m.
  • Represented a Connecticut-based private equity sponsor in a multi-asset GP-led secondary sale with a transaction value of US$200m.
May 30, 2025 Deals and Wins

Foley berät Five Elms Capital bei einem 1,1 Mrd. USD schweren Fonds VI zur Unterstützung wachstumsstarker Softwareunternehmen

Foley & Lardner LLP fungierte als Rechtsberater für Five Elms Capital, eine auf Software spezialisierte Wachstumsbeteiligungsgesellschaft, im Zusammenhang mit dem Abschluss von Five Elms VI im Oktober 2024 mit einem Gesamtvolumen von 1,1 Milliarden US-Dollar.
July 3, 2024 Deals and Wins

Foley Serves as Fund Counsel to Iron Path Capital in Close of $273M Fund I

Foley & Lardner LLP served as fund counsel to Iron Path Capital in the formation and closing of Iron Path Capital Fund I.
February 14, 2023 Deals and Wins

Foley vertritt Bluestone Equity Partners bei der Auflegung eines Wachstumsfonds, der in Sport, Medien und Unterhaltung investiert

Foley & Lardner LLP fungierte als Rechtsberater der Private-Equity-Gesellschaft Bluestone Equity Partners (Bluestone) beim erfolgreichen Abschluss von Bluestone Capital I, L.P., ihrem ersten Wachstumsfonds (der Fonds) mit einem Volumen von 300 Millionen US-Dollar, der sich auf die globale Sport-, Medien- und Unterhaltungsbranche konzentriert.
July 23, 2021 Press Releases

Foley Advises Five Elms in Closing of $780M Growth Equity Fund V

Foley & Lardner LLP acted as fund formation counsel to Five Elms Capital, a leading global growth private equity firm focused on investing in world-class B2B software, in their closing of Five Elms V with $780 million in capital commitments.
July 22, 2021 In the News

Foley’s Role in Closing of Five Elms Capital’s New $780M Software-Focused Fund Detailed in Law360

Foley’s role as fund formation counsel to Five Elms Capital in its closing of a new $780 million software-focused fund is detailed in a Law360 article, “Foley-Led Five Elms Nabs $780M For Software-Focused Fund.”