Debevoise has advised HarbourVest Partners in the formation of HarbourVest Partners Co-Investment Fund V, a $3 billion fund which will create a global, diversified portfolio of direct co-investments in buyout, growth equity, and other private markets transactions alongside top-tier private markets managers.

HarbourVest is an independent, global private markets investment specialist with over 35 years of experience and more than $63 billion in assets under management, as of September 30, 2019. The Firm’s powerful global platform offers clients investment opportunities through primary fund investments, secondary investments, and direct co-investments in commingled funds or separately managed accounts. This global team has committed more than $39 billion to newly-formed funds, completed over $22 billion in secondary purchases, and invested over $14 billion directly in operating companies.

The Debevoise team was led by Andrew Ahern and includes partners David Schwartz and Patricia Volhard, Michael Bolotin, Lawrence Cagney and Franklin Mitchell, counsel Jason Auerbach and associates Kevin Ellis, Jonathan Miu, Adam Namm and Colleen Traflet and law clerk Alex Henry.