Sy L.Yaw

Associate

Chicago + 1.312.269.4180

Sy Yaw represents investment funds and institutional investors in a wide variety of transactions. She focuses her practice on the formation, structuring, and management of investment funds, including venture capital and private equity. Sy also represents institutional investors in connection with primary and secondary investments, co-investments, and separately managed accounts.

Experience

  • Global secondaries fund manager purchases portfolio of private equity fund interestsJones Day advised a global secondaries fund manager in the purchase of a portfolio of private equity fund interests from a corporate pension plan. The purchase of the portfolio was partially financed using a NAV facility and included the use of representation and warranty insurance.
  • Granite Construction obtains $150 million term loanJones Day represented Granite Construction Incorporated, one of the largest diversified construction and construction materials companies in the United States, in connection with a $150 million term loan, which provided financing, in part, of its acquisition of certain stone and gravel supply companies.
  • Global secondaries manager purchases portfolio of private equity fund interests with stapled primary investmentJones Day advised a global secondaries manager with the purchase of a portfolio of private equity fund interests in five funds, and a simultaneous primary investment in a private investment fund.
  • Adams Street purchases portfolio of private equity fund interestsJones Day represented Adams Street Partners in connection with the purchase of a portfolio of private equity fund interests.
  • Morgenthaler Private Equity closes Fund IV at $633 millionJones Day represented Morgenthaler Private Equity in its fundraise and formation of MPE Partners IV, L.P. and its parallel fund (collectively, "MPE").