Amanda PersaudAmandaPersaud

Partner, Investment Funds & Private Capital

amandapersaud@paulhastings.com

New York+1 212 318 6200

Amanda Persaud is a co-chair of the Investment Funds & Private Capital practice at Paul Hastings. She ranks among the nation’s top attorneys for private equity, credit and hybrid fund raises, with more than 25 years advising preeminent private fund sponsors. A trusted adviser to global alternative asset management firms, Amanda counsels clients on fundraises, fund transactions and firm governance and ownership across private equity, private credit — including direct lending and distressed and opportunistic strategies — hedge, infrastructure and real estate, for both open- and closed-end fund structures.

Thought Leaders Private Funds
Lexology (2027)
Private Equity: Fund Formation
Chambers Global
Private Equity: Fund Formation
Chambers USA
Private Equity Funds
IFLR1000
Thought Leaders – USA, Private Funds
Lexology
Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Best Lawyers in America
Finance and Banking, Mondaq Thought Leadership Awards
Notable Women in Law
Crain’s New York Business
Business and Finance, Girl Scouts of Greater New York Woman of Distinction Award

“Inside the top 5 funds of 2024’s first quarter,” Law360, Quoted
MARCH 29, 2025
“Five reasons to consider a GP-led secondary,” Lexology, Co-Author
JANUARY 22, 2025
“Calm in the Storm: Investing in Infrastructure,” Lexology, Co-Author
JUNE 28, 2023
“Why Conduct a GP-Led Secondary?” Lexology, Co-Author,
MAY 23, 2023
“SEC Proposes Cybersecurity Risk Management Rules for Registered Funds and Advisers,” Lexology, Co-Author
MAY 23, 2023
“Thought Leader – Amanda Persaud,” Who’s Who Thought Leaders, Profiled
JANUARY 17, 2023
“SEC Proposes Cybersecurity Risk Management Rules for Registered Funds and Advisers,” Lexology, Co-Author
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
“Survey Examines Trends in Fees, Structures And Governance of Credit Funds Post Coronavirus,” The Private Equity Law Report, Quoted
JANUARY 12, 2021
“Credit Funds Report - The Road Ahead: Driving Success in 2020,” Lexology, Co-Author
OCTOBER 3, 2019
“Private Equity: Longer Term Investment Structures,” Practising Law Institute, Author
MAY 13, 2019
“Private Equity Funds: Structural and Operational Legal Considerations” (Chapter 47), Investment Adviser Regulation, Third Edition, PLI Press, Author
October 2018
“Credit Funds: A Framework for Addressing and Mitigating Conflicts of Interest,” Co- Lexology, Author
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
“Kreutzer’s Take: Bracing for the GP Double-Dip,” WSJ Pro Private Equity, Quoted
JULY 26, 2017
“Private Equity Carried Interest Arrangements: A Business Perspective,” Practising Law Institute, Eighteenth Annual Private Equity Forum Handbook, Author
July 2017
“Co-investor ‘tourists’ push back at GPs trying to shift broken deal fees their way,” Buyouts, Quoted
NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Member
DukeWIN Leadership Council
Co-chair
Private Investment Funds Forum of New York City
Member
Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Member
Board of Directors of the Girl Scouts of Greater New York

“Upper Tier Terms for Private Equity Attorneys,” Practising Law Institute, Twenty-Seventh Annual Private Equity Forum, Speaker
April 2026
“Liquidity Solutions and Exploring Additional Sources of Capital,” Practising Law Institute, Advanced Issues in Private Funds 2025, Moderator
July 2025

“Liquidity Solution and Exploring Additional Sources of Capital,” Practising Law Institute, Advanced Issues in Private Funds 2024, Moderator
July 2024
“What’s the Deal with GP Stakes Investing?” Kayo Conference Series, 2023 Women’s Private Equity Summit, Speaker
June 2023
“Trends in Alternative Funds,” International Bar Association, 32nd Annual Conference on the Globalisation of Investment Funds,” Moderator
May 2023
“Upper-Tier Considerations,” Practising Law Institute, Twenty-Fourth Annual Private Equity Forum, Speaker
April 2023
“End-of-Life Issues (Continuation Funds, GP-Led Secondaries, Recapitalizations),” Practising Law Institute, Speaker
June 2022
“Upper Tier: Structures and Considerations,” Practising Law Institute, Advanced Issues in Private Funds 2021, Speaker
JUNE 8, 2021
“Private Equity Fund Terms and Structures: Hot Button Issues,” Practising Law Institute, 20th Annual Private Equity Forum, Speaker
JULY 15, 2019
“The Rise of Long-Term Capital and Alternative Investing,” Markets Group, 8th Annual Private Equity U.S. Spring Forum, Speaker
MAY 6, 2019
“Alternative Investments Driving Change,” Out Leadership, Global Insights: Business Innovation Driving Change, Panelist
MAY 2, 2019
“Private Equity: Record Levels of Dry Powder Coupled with High Valuations,” SEO Alternative Investments Conference, Speaker
MARCH 6, 2019
“Limited Partner Perspectives: The Role of Private Credit in an Institutional Portfolio,” Kayo Conference Series, Credit Forum, Moderator
OCTOBER 2, 2018
“Insights from the Top of the House: Ownership, Carry and Operations,” Kayo Conference Series, Private Equity Summit, Moderator
OCTOBER 2, 2018
“Elements of Growing a Successful Firm,” SEO Alternative Investments Conference, Speaker
FEBRUARY 9, 2018
“Keynote Panel: Institutional Investors’ Perspectives on PE,” Kayo Conference Series, Women’s Private Equity 5th Annual Conference, Moderator
OCTOBER 3, 2017
“General Partner Arrangements: Structure and Terms,” Practising Law Institute, 18th Annual Private Equity Forum, Speaker
JULY 11, 2017
“The increasing use of alternative fee arrangements by private funds,” International Bar Association, 18th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, Speaker
MARCH 6, 2017
Practising Law Institute, 17th Annual Private Equity Forum, Speaker
JULY 6, 2016

Investment Funds & Private Capital

Investment Funds & Private Capital