A middle-aged man with a beard and glasses, wearing a dark pinstripe suit, blue shirt, and striped tie, stands in a hallway—typical of lawyers in Chicago specializing in intellectual property law.

Matthew McBride

Partner

Matthew McBride

Partner

Matthew G. McBride represents clients in a broad range of transactions, with a focus on representation of investment managers in all aspects of their business. He has extensive experience in the establishment of private investment funds, structuring of management company and in-house arrangements, fund raising, co-investment transactions, joint ventures, management company sales, restructurings, and regulatory compliance and governance matters.

Matt has counseled both U.S. and non-U.S. sponsors of private equity funds pursuing a wide variety of strategies, including buyout, growth equity, private credit, venture capital, and fund of funds and secondaries. These sponsors have ranged from first-time/spin-out and emerging managers to some of the largest and best-known sponsors of private equity funds. His experience also includes representing institutional investors in connection with their investments in private investment funds, co-investments, and secondary transactions, as well as representing family offices in connection with structuring their investment vehicles, executive compensation plans, and carried interest vehicles.

Matt is a member of the Fund Formation & Investment Management Practice Group.

Prijzen en erkenning

  • Chambers USA for Private Equity: Fund Formation (2023-2025)
  • The Legal 500 in the fields of Investment Fund Formation & Management: Private Equity Funds (2016, 2018)
  • Massachusetts Super Lawyers “Rising Star” (2016-2017)
5 juni 2025 Persberichten

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