Overview
Diala Minott is a private funds lawyer in the credit funds practice in the London office of Paul Hastings.
She advises on a wide range of fund-related work including private equity, private debt, real estate, mezzanine, venture, credit, infrastructure, funds of funds, distressed and special situations, and activist funds, as well as on the structuring of carried interest, co-investment and other incentive schemes, secondary transactions, and fund restructurings . She also specializes in direct lending funds, having set up the first regulated direct lending fund in Luxembourg in 2009 for ICG. She acts for investors for solvency II planning and also lobbies the regulators for improvements in the banking monopoly regimes around Europe on behalf of her clients. She also acts for governments, improving their funds legislations.
Mrs. Minott also specializes in credit funds structured finance transactions, including acting on numerous CLOs and CDOs—both pre- and post-crisis—as well as acting on bespoke hybrid mid-market CLO-type funds.
Her clients include the following: Pemberton, Cheyne, Apollo, Blackrock, Monroe, Idinvest, ICG, Aviva Investors, Pantheon, Insight Management, PGIM, Ostrum, and BNP, amongst others.
Recognitions
- Named a 'Leading Individual' for Private Funds - The Legal 500 UK 2023
- Winner of "Investment Funds Lawyer of the Year" at Women in Business Law Awards Europe 2021
- Recommended for Structured Products and named a "Next Generation Partner" for Investment Funds by The Legal 500 UK 2020
- Winner of Women in Law Award – British Legal Awards 2019
- Winner of "Law Firm of the Year: Europe" by Private Debt Investor in 2018 and shortlisted for 2019
- Winner of "Law Firm of the Year – Lending & Securities" at the Alt Credit Fund Intelligence Europe Awards 2019
- Shortlisted for ‘Best Onshore Law Firm’ at the upcoming HFM (Hedge Fund Management) European Service Awards 2020
- Nominated for "Funds Team of the Year" at The Lawyer Awards 2018
- Nominated for “Transatlantic Finance Team of the Year” at the Transatlantic Legal Awards 2018
- Nominated for “Best Onshore Fund Formation Law Firm” at the Private Equity Service Awards 2018
- Commended in the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Report 2018
- Named "Top Global CLO Arranger Counsel" for 2019 by Creditflux magazine in their February 2020 issue (the third year in a row)
- Identified as a “Rising Star” in The Legal 500, 2015
Education
- University of Nottingham Trent
- London School of Economics LLB
Admissions
- Solicitor in England and Wales
Representations
- Advising government of Gibraltar on their funds legislation
- Advised on the establishment of ICG’s Senior Debt Partners Fund
- Advised on the inaugural direct lending for Black Rock
- Advised on the inaugural direct lending for Apollo
- Advised on the inaugural direct lending for Monroe
- Advised on the inaugural direct lending for Idinvest
- Advised on the inaugural direct lending for Pemberton
- Advised on Cheyne’s direct lending fund
- Advised on Cheyne’s social impact fund
- Advised on ICG’s credit opps fund
- Advised on ICG’s sale and leaseback fund
- Advised on the inaugural direct lending for Pantheon
- Advised on the establishment of Aviva Investors European Secondary Infrastructure Credit SV. S.A.
- Advised on the establishment of Aviva Infrastructure Debt Europe I.S.A.
- Advised on the establishment of Carlyle Global Master Credit Funds PLC
- Acting for Anthemis on various technology fund structures
- Advising Pemberton on their credit opportunity fund
- Advising Pantheon on their credit opportunity fund
- Advising Insight Management on bank monopoly rules
- Advising government of Gibraltar on their funds legislation
- Advised on the establishment of ICG’s Senior Debt Partners Fund
- Advised on the inaugural direct lending for Black Rock
- Advised on the inaugural direct lending for Apollo
- Advised on the inaugural direct lending for Monroe
- Advised on the inaugural direct lending for Idinvest
- Advised on the inaugural direct lending for Pemberton
- Advised on Cheyne’s direct lending fund
- Advised on Cheyne’s social impact fund
- Advised on ICG’s credit opps fund
- Advised on ICG’s sale and leaseback fund
- Advised on the inaugural direct lending for Pantheon
- Advised on the establishment of Aviva Investors European Secondary Infrastructure Credit SV. S.A.
- Advised on the establishment of Aviva Infrastructure Debt Europe I.S.A.
- Advised on the establishment of Carlyle Global Master Credit Funds PLC
- Acting for Anthemis on various technology fund structures
- Advising Pemberton on their credit opportunity fund
- Advising Pantheon on their credit opportunity fund
- Advising Insight Management on bank monopoly rules
news
- Paul Hastings Again Receives Top Rankings in Chambers UK 2023 - October 20th, 2022
- Paul Hastings Receives High Rankings in the 2023 Edition of The Legal 500 UK Solicitors - September 29th, 2022
- Paul Hastings Distinguished for “Most Innovative Use of Technology” at The Lawyer Awards 2022 - July 13th, 2022
- Paul Hastings Received 11 Nominations for 2022 Euromoney Women in Business Law EMEA Awards - May 20th, 2022
- Diala Minott Named "Most Innovative Legal Practitioner" at Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Europe 2021 - October 15th, 2021
- Paul Hastings Practices and Lawyers Recognized for Excellence in Legal 500 United Kingdom 2022 - October 1st, 2021
- Paul Hastings’ London Partners Honored at Women in Business Law Awards Europe 2021 - June 24th, 2021
- Paul Hastings Named Top Global CLO Counsel for the Fourth Consecutive Year - January 19th, 2021
- Paul Hastings Leads Nominations for 2020 British Legal Awards - September 28th, 2020
- Cheyne Capital launches second Cheyne Impact Real Estate Trust Fund - April 29th, 2020
- Paul Hastings Named Top Global CLO Counsel for the Third Consecutive Year - February 7th, 2020
- Paul Hastings Wins Awards for “Dealmaker of the Year” and “Women in Law” at British Legal Awards 2019 - November 22nd, 2019
- Paul Hastings Named Law Firm of the Year for 2019 by Alt Credit Fund Intelligence - November 13th, 2019
- Paul Hastings Named Top Global CLO Counsel for the Second Consecutive Year - February 20th, 2019
- The Financial Times Recognizes Paul Hastings for Innovation in Europe - October 5th, 2018
- Paul Hastings Named Top Global CLO Counsel - February 8th, 2018
- ICG Raises €5.2 Billion with Largest European Debt Fund of 2017 - November 15th, 2017
- Paul Hastings Named European Law Firm of the Year by Private Debt Investor - March 1st, 2017
- London Expansion Continues at Paul Hastings with Leading Structured Finance Team - September 1st, 2016
Recognitions
- Paul Hastings Again Receives Top Rankings in Chambers UK 2023 - October 20th, 2022
- Paul Hastings Receives High Rankings in the 2023 Edition of The Legal 500 UK Solicitors - September 29th, 2022
- Paul Hastings Partners Recognized as Top Women Leaders by IFLR1000 - April 12th, 2022
- Diala Minott Named 'Innovative Legal Practitioner' by the Financial Times - October 15th, 2021
- Recognized for Excellence in Legal 500 United Kingdom - October 1st, 2021
- Diala Minott Named 'Lawyer of the Year' at the Legal Business Awards, 2021 - October 1st, 2021
- Paul Hastings London Partners Honored at Women in Business Law Awards Europe 2021 - June 24th, 2021
- Paul Hastings Wins Awards for “Dealmaker of the Year” and “Women in Law” at British Legal Awards 2019 - November 22nd, 2019
- Paul Hastings Named Law Firm of the Year for 2019 by Alt Credit Intelligence - November 12th, 2019
- Recognized by Creditflux as the Top Global CLO Counsel for the Second Consecutive Year - February 15th, 2019
- The Financial Times Recognizes Paul Hastings for Innovation in Europe - October 5th, 2018
- Recognized by Creditflux as the Top Global CLO Counsel - January 30th, 2018
- Paul Hastings Named CLO Law Firm of the Year - November 2nd, 2017
insights
- Key implications of the European Commission Report on the EU Securitisation Regulation for European CLO managers and investors - October 21st, 2022
- Direct Lending: The Healthy European Outlook - October 1st, 2022
- Credit Funds: Riding the Sea of Change - June 13th, 2022
- Lenders warm to a ‘mix and match’ approach - October 1st, 2021
- Prioritising Globalisation, Innovation, and Purpose for Future Growth - April 27th, 2021
- Holding ABS Is Still Tricky: The EU Securitisation Regulation and its U.K. Equivalent - June 5th, 2020
- PH COVID-19 Client Alert Series: Issues for Private Fund Managers in the Age of COVID-19 - March 17th, 2020
- Europe's Private Debt Market: On an even keel - October 4th, 2019
- The Time to Think About Debt Restructuring? Going into a Deal - September 17th, 2019
- European Direct Lending Perspectives Report - August 6th, 2019
- Private Debt Should Soften, Not Exacerbate, the Next Downturn - June 13th, 2019
- Post-Brexit Temporary Permissions Regime for Inbound EEA Passporting Firms and Funds and Contingency Planning for Outbound U.K. Fund Managers - February 13th, 2019
- SEC Reporting Obligations Under Section 13 and Section 16 of the Exchange Act - February 6th, 2019
- FCA/PRA, UK Government and ESMA release new requirements for Securitisation Regulation - December 20th, 2018
- Why Holding ABS Just Got Trickier: The EU Securitisation Regulation’s Impact on EU and Non-EU Investors - August 15th, 2018
- Court Rejects Application of Risk Retention Rules to CLOs - February 12th, 2018
- Direct Lending – A Mature Market? - February 6th, 2018
- Riding the Bumps: Opportunities in the European Private Debt Market - December 6th, 2017
- Private Fund Report—Summary of Key Developments—Summer 2017 - August 1st, 2017
- The Foreign Transaction Safe Harbour for U.S. Risk Retention on European CLOs - March 13th, 2017