Mustafa Almusawi

• Counsel to registered investment companies, their boards or advisers on organization, registration, disclosure, compliance, and operational issues.
• Counsel to non-listed BDCs registering over $10 billion in their IPOs and follow-on offerings.
• Provided regulatory counsel to clients in mergers and acquisitions transactions valued at $1 billion.
• Represented investment advisers in structuring investments in potential portfolio companies.
• Represented registered investment advisers on regulatory exams and investigations.

Mustafa Almusawi is an associate in Alston & Bird’s Financial Services & Products Group.  Mustafa advises registered investment companies, investment advisers, fund boards and their trustees on the intricate governance requirements under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and other federal securities laws.

Mustafa represents several of the largest business development company fund sponsors and advises on a broad range of matters, including fund formation, private placements, mergers and acquisitions, securities regulation, securities law compliance, and corporate governance matters.

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia

Education

• Georgetown University (J.D., 2021)
• George Mason University (B.A., 2017)