Jamie Hahn is an investment funds partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he advises investment funds and other vehicles on a broad range of formation, transactional and regulatory matters, with a particular focus on making private market strategies accessible to public investors. Jamie advises clients on the initial design, formation and ongoing operation of regulated funds and other vehicles seeking to provide sophisticated retail and high-net-worth individuals exposure to alternative asset classes, including asset-backed credit, infrastructure, private equity and real estate. While Jamie primarily focuses his practice on innovative structures for conglomerate and holding companies, private funds and private REITs, he also has experience working with registered funds, including mutual funds, closed-end funds and ETFs.
In addition to formation activities, Jamie has significant experience and frequently counsels asset management firms and operating companies on complex “status” issues under the Investment Company Act, including exclusions related to real estate (Section 3(c)(5)(C)), asset-backed lending and other specialty finance (Section 3(c)(5)(A)/(B)), loan securitizations (Rule 3a-7), and private funds (Sections 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7)). He also regularly advises asset management firms and operating companies on Investment Company Act and Advisers Act issues in connection with corporate transactions, including capital markets offerings and M&A activities involving status and change of control issues.
