NEW YORK, January 24, 2022 – Proskauer, a leading international law firm, announced today that it acted as legal counsel to Blantyre Capital Limited, a London-based investment management company, on its long-term agreement with a Greek bank for the management of equity participants owned by the bank with the initial portfolio in excess of €200 million. The multi-jurisdictional transaction involved the M&A and Funds teams at Proskauer.
The Proskauer team advising Blantyre Capital Limited was led by Partner Kelli Moll (New York Funds) and included Partners John Verwey (London Regulatory), Robert Gaut (London Tax), Caryn Greenspan (New York Funds) and Elisabeth Baltay (London Governance), Associates Jeffrey Greenhouse and Raven Wells-Scott (New York Funds), and Associate Jasper Schippers (London M&A).
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