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27 Apr 2026

Paul Hastings Adds Amanda Persaud as Partner and Co-Chair of Investment Funds & Private Capital in New York

"Amanda Persaud joins Paul Hastings in New York as partner and co-chair of Investment Funds & Private Capital, focusing on private equity and private credit fund formation and broader private funds strategies."

Amanda Persaud is joining Paul Hastings as a partner and co-chair of Investment Funds & Private Capital, based in New York.

Persaud, recognized by Chambers as among the top practitioners of her generation, joins from the Band 1-ranked funds practice at Ropes & Gray. She primarily advises private equity sponsors across the full lifecycle of their investments. Her practice focuses on private equity and private credit fund formation, including direct lending and distressed and opportunistic strategies, and also covers infrastructure, real estate and hedge funds. Her experience extends to asset manager strategic transactions, including M&A, GP stakes transactions, succession planning, management buyouts, preferred equity structures, joint ventures and spin-outs.

Persaud’s clients have included Acadia Infrastructure Capital, Apollo Global Management, Ashe Capital Management, Balbec Capital/Starwood Capital Group, Biospring Partners, Blackstone Inc., Bluestone Equity Partners, Carlyle, Charlesbank Capital Partners, CI Capital Partners, Declaration Partners, Freeman Spogli, Hilco Global, Houlihan Lokey, Invesco, KKR & Co Inc, Monomoy Capital Partners, Muzinich & Co., New Mountain Capital, PCCP, PEAL Capital, Snowhawk, The Vistria Group, Woodline Partners and Wynnchurch Capital.
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