Heather N. Wyckoff

Partner,

New York

Phone: +1 212 905 9137
Email: heather.wyckoff@alston.com

For over 20 years, Heather has provided strategic guidance to investment managers and has helped managers raise over $100 billion in private investment funds across the liquidity spectrum, spanning all asset classes. Known for innovative fundraising strategies, she is a key part of the cross-disciplinary team that advises private fund managers on accessing mass affluent distribution channels.

Hedge Funds

Led the negotiation of distribution arrangements for a $5.3 billion multimanager platform, one of the largest high-profile hedge fund launches of 2024.
Represented an $830 billion+ assets under management (AUM) manager in the formation of various relative value, emerging markets, long-only, and long-short hedge funds.
Represented the independent investment management subsidiary of one of the world’s largest life insurers, forming long-only equity funds, emerging markets funds, and other hedge funds.
Represented a $216 billion AUM manager in the formation of various systematic and long-short equity hedge funds and funds of one.
Represented a $25 billion AUM manager with respect to its flagship multistrategy funds investing in hedge, private credit, private equity, real estate, and other asset classes over a 40+-year track record.

Private Credit Funds

Co-led the oversubscribed $2.1 billion fundraise for Kennedy Lewis Capital Partners’ second flagship opportunistic credit fund.
Led the $600 million formation of Bardin Hill’s opportunistic credit fundraise and parallel sidecar vehicle.
Representing a $1 billion AUM manager in the formation of a venture debt fund targeting $750 million in commitments.
Representing a $750 million AUM manager forming its second flagship distressed debt fund targeting $1 billion in commitments.
Representing a $60 billion AUM manager on the formation of an emerging markets credit fund focused on Latin American debt opportunities.

Formed the fifth flagship private credit fund for a $36 billion AUM manager.
Represented a $45 billion AUM manager with respect to its evergreen private credit fund.
Representing one of Brazil’s largest asset managers on the formation of its second flagship private credit fund focused on loans to middle-market businesses.
Formed an evergreen private credit fund for a California-based manager focused on loans to consumer businesses.

Real Estate Funds (Equity and Debt)

Formed an evergreen hyperscale data center fund, one of the first private funds in this sector, with $4 billion+ AUM across vehicles.
Formed an evergreen single-family rental (SFR) fund, one of the first evergreen real estate funds managed by its $60 billion+ AUM manager, raising $5 billion AUM.
Formed an evergreen construction lending fund for one of Canada’s largest asset managers.
Represented one of Brazil’s largest asset managers with respect to the formation of its sixth flagship real estate fund.
Led the formation of an SFR fund for a $4 billion AUM manager, including the negotiation of a $250 million seed investment in the SFR strategy.
Led the formation of a $750 million closed-end residential credit fund for a Texas-based $15 billion AUM manager.
Led the formation of a $750 million real estate debt fund for a Chicago-based $21 billion AUM manager.
Representing a $6 billion+ AUM manager with respect to a GP-led secondary to recapitalize its flagship funds’ portfolio.
Represented a $2 billion+ AUM manager with respect to the formation of its second flagship closed-end SFR fund.
Representing a New-York-City-based developer in the formation of its $250 million second flagship multifamily fund.
Representing a $1 billion AUM New-York-City-based fund manager with the formation of its fourth flagship distressed commercial real estate credit fund.

Venture Capital, Growth Equity, and Other Private Equity Funds

Representing a $60 billion AUM manager in the formation of private equity funds and co-investment vehicles.
Represented a $500 million AUM California-based manager with its flagship growth equity funds, co-investment vehicles, and continuation vehicles.
Represented a $1.5 billion AUM manager with respect to a general partner (GP)-led secondary to recapitalize its flagship venture capital fund.
Represented a $90 billion AUM technology-focused manager with a fund of one for a university endowment.
Representing a family office of a $12billion+ AUM hedge fund manager in its private equity investment in a sports equipment business.
Representing an Ohio-based manager in the formation of an evergreen fund to invest in Ohio-based venture capital, real estate, and private fund opportunities.
First general counsel for Artivest, a venture-backed fintech firm that was one of the first to offer access funds to invest in underlying private funds, and was ultimately acquired by iCapital.

Esoteric Asset Classes

Formed a $500 million fund to acquire interests in shipping vessels.
Formed a $350 million sports private equity fund to acquire minor league baseball teams.
Formed a $75 million film fund to finance the production of B-grade horror, thriller, and mystery movies.
Represented a $4 billion AUM manager in the formation of its first evergreen agriculture fund.
Represented a Texas-based data center developer (a public company with a $1.5 billion market capitalization) in the formation of a bitcoin mining fund.

Emerging Managers

Launched a $500 million crossover hedge fund.
Launched a digital assets hedge fund.
Negotiated a $200 million seed investment from a Canadian pension plan to launch a long-short equity hedge fund.
Represented a Texas-based emerging manager in the formation of a fund to trade in electricity forwards.
Representing a Massachusetts-based emerging manager in the formation of a crossover fund to invest in public and private opportunities in the health care sector.
Representing an emerging manager in the formation of a Shariah-compliant global macro fund.
Representing a Hawaii-based emerging manager in the formation of a fund to trade in Korean equities.
Representing a Texas-based emerging manager in the formation of a fund of private equity funds and co-investments designed to contemplate its future registration as a ‘40 Act fund.

Investor Representation and Seed Deals

Represented one of the largest insurance companies in the United States with its separate account investments in private funds, including private credit, private equity, and real estate funds.
Representing a Brazilian fund of managers investing in open- and closed-end funds, co-investments, and continuation vehicles.
Co-led a $1 billion seed investment in a fund of GP stakes.
Represented a Massachusetts-based $25 billion AUM manager in its seed investment in an early-stage venture fund spinout.

Investment Management M&A and Strategic Transactions

Co-led a bespoke transaction to acquire from a private fund manager a $575 million private credit fund and its portfolio assets which, following the transaction, was incorporated into an interval fund managed by a $5 billion AUM private wealth manager.
Represented a $10 billion AUM Minnesota-based manager in its management buyout from one of the largest privately held companies in the United States.
Led the sale of a $270 million AUM Texas-based hedge fund manager to a diversified financial services firm, and co-led the subsequent repurchase of that advisory business from the acquirer.