Hannah Watson Fanin is an investment funds lawyer with a focus on investor representation. She advises a broad variety of institutional investors, including national and international development finance institutions, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, funds of funds, and investment banks. Her clients invest into private funds covering a range of asset classes, including real estate, infrastructure, private equity and debt, in both developed and emerging markets.
Hannah’s experience spans a variety of fund-related transactions, from fund formation, co-investments and secondary transactions, through to GP and LP-led restructurings, enforcement actions and advising on end-of-life issues. Having worked in in-house prior to joining DLA Piper, Hannah has first-hand knowledge of the unique needs and objectives of development finance institutions and large institutional investors generally.