Mike Hart-Slattery advises clients on complex regulatory issues across the asset management industry.

Mike leverages a sophisticated understanding of complex financial arrangements to deliver straightforward and commercial regulatory guidance to leading private equity sponsors, sovereign wealth funds, and investment advisers on:

  • SEC regulation, particularly under the Investment Advisers Act
  • Mergers and acquisitions involving asset managers
  • Investment Company Act status and structuring
  • Management team spinouts and minority stake investments
  • SEC examinations and enforcement investigations
  • Cryptocurrency and digital assets
  • Family office considerations

He brings a global perspective and significant international experience to a range of cross-border matters, regularly advising clients with interests in the UK, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.

A recognized leader within the firm and beyond, Mike is a CFA® charterholder and serves on Latham’s Technology Committee. He is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Washington, D.C.

Mike also maintains a robust pro bono practice, including work related to veterans’ affairs.

Before joining Latham, Mike was an associate in a large investment adviser’s global equity beta solutions group.

Mike’s representative clients include:

  • Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
  • Ares Management
  • Brookfield Asset Management
  • Coinbase
  • Guggenheim Investments
  • Hunter Point Capital
  • Mubadala Investment Company
  • SoftBank Investment Advisers
  • Tallvine Partners

Mike’s experience includes advising:

  • Apollo on acquiring a majority stake in Stream Data Centers
  • Ares Management on acquiring:
    • Crescent Point Capital
    • Walton Street Mexico
  • Guggenheim Investments on its:
    • US$400 private debt vehicle backed by Allianz Global Investors
    • US$1.2 billion levered private credit vehicle led by Apollo S3
  • Madison Dearborn Partners on acquiring M&T Bank’s Wilmington Trust CIT business
  • Onex on its US$1.3 billion ONCAP V fund formation
  • Bridge Investment Group on its US$1.5 billion asset management acquisition by Apollo
  • Argo Infrastructure Partners on its acquisition by Apollo
  • Saw Mill Capital on its:
    • US$435 million fund formation
    • Continuation fund formation and acquisition of two related assets
  • TJC on its:
    • US$2.1 billion continuation fund
    • US$6.85 billion fund formation
  • DigitalBridge on its US$1.1 billion digital infrastructure credit strategy
  • Duration Capital on its spinout from Oaktree
  • SK Capital Partners on its US$800 million fund formation
  • Stone-Goff Partners on its US$175 million fund formation
  • Garnett Station Partners on its US$850 million fund formation

Bar Qualification

  • District of Columbia
  • New York

Education

  • JD, George Washington University Law School
  • MBA, Thunderbird School of Global Management
  • BA in International Studies - Applied Political Economy, University of Arizona
    cum laude
  • BA in German Studies, University of Arizona
    cum laude

Practices