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Latham & Watkins Advises GEF Capital Partners in Formation of GEF LatAm Climate Solutions Fund III
August 10, 2023
Members of the firm’s Investment Funds and Transactional Tax Practices represented the global private equity firm focused on investments addressing climate change and promoting sustainability.
GEF Capital Partners, LLC (GEF), a global private equity firm focused on making investments addressing climate change and promoting sustainability, has announced the successful final close of its GEF LatAm Climate Solutions Fund III (the Fund). Securing R$1.05 billion in committed capital, the Fund is positioned to drive transformational impact in the middle-market sector, specifically focusing on opportunities that address climate change and pollution control in Brazil.
Latham & Watkins LLP advised GEF in the fund formation with an Investment Funds team led by Washington, D.C. partner Barton Clark, with associates Mario Richards and Jason Xi. Washington, D.C. partner Cheryl Coe, with associate Emmanuel Kassim, advised on tax matters.