Overview

Reed is a partner in the Investment Funds practice group. He has represented a wide variety of private fund managers, from emerging and start-up managers to global institutional asset management firms, on an array of transactional and regulatory matters, including the formation, offering and ongoing operation of private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit and venture funds, as well as fund restructurings and adviser-led secondary transactions. Reed also has advised clients on complex business transactions involving asset managers and other regulated financial services businesses, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, GP minority sales and other strategic transactions.

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Experience

  • North Hudson Resource Partners in the formation of North Hudson Production Partners V, with total commitments of $344 million

  • Pearl Energy Investment Management in the formation of Pearl Energy Investments IV, with total commitments of $999.9 million

  • Blue Sage Services in the formation of Blue Sage Capital IV, with total commitments of $618 million

  • Nordic Capital in the formation of Nordic Capital Evolution Fund II, with total commitments of €2 billion

  • Triton Partners in the formation of Triton Debt Opportunities Fund III, with total commitments of over €1 billion

  • Rotunda Capital Partners in the formation of Rotunda Capital Partners Fund IV, with total capital commitments of $735 million

  • Nautic Partners in the formation of Nautic Partners XI, with total commitments of $4.5 billion

  • Mill Point Capital in the formation of Mill Point Capital Partners III, with total commitments of approximately $1.7 billion

  • Inflexion Private Equity Partners in the formation of Inflexion Partnership Capital Fund III, with total commitments of £1.75 billion

  • CORE Industrial Partners in the formation of CORE Industrial Partners Fund III, with total commitments of $887 million

  • Ares Management Corporation in the formation of Infrastructure Debt Fund V, with total commitments of approximately $5 billion

  • Fort Point Capital in the formation of FPC Small Cap Fund III, with total commitments of $340 million

  • Ergon Capital in the formation of Ergon Capital Partners V, with total commitments of €800 million

  • Nautic Partners in a strategic minority investment in its business by funds managed by Blackstone’s GP Stakes business

  • Inflexion Private Equity Partners in the formation of Inflexion Continuation Fund I, with total commitments of £2.3 billion

  • LAV Management Company in the formation of LAV Fund VII, its seventh USD life sciences fund

  • TPG Real Estate Partners in the formation of TPG Real Estate Partners IV, with total commitments of $6.8 billion

  • Nautic Partners in the formation of Nautic Partners X, with total commitments of $3.0 billion

  • Insignia Ventures Partners in the formation of Southeast Asia Early-Stage Funds, with total commitments of $516 million

  • HF Capital in its investment of up to $725 million in Ara Partners to launch Ara Energy Decarbonization

  • TPG in the formation of TPG Rise Climate, a global climate-focused fund with total commitments of $7.3 billion

  • Digital Alpha Advisors in the formation of Digital Alpha Fund II, with total commitments of over $1 billion

  • Blackstone Inc. in the formation of Blackstone Capital Opportunities Fund IV, with total commitments of $7 billion

  • Blue Sage Services in the formation of Blue Sage Capital III

  • Mill Point Capital in the formation of Mill Point Capital Partners II, with total commitments of $886 million

  • Nautic Partners in the formation of Nautic Partners IX, with total commitments of $1.5 billion

  • TPG Real Estate Partners in the formation of TPG Real Estate Partners III, with total commitments of $3.7 billion

  • Windjammer Capital Investors in the formation of Windjammer Senior Equity Fund V, with total commitments of $870 million

Credentials

Education

  • University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 2011 (Editor-in-Chief, Minnesota Law Review)
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.A., Political Science, with Honors, 2006

Admissions

  • Texas
  • Illinois
  • New York
  • Minnesota (inactive)

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Recognitions

  • The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), “Ones to Watch,” Corporate Law, 2021–2025
Insights

Client Alerts

When Regulations Meet Relationships: The Modern Private Fund

The intersection of tightening regulation and evolving investor relationships continued to reshape private fund formation and finance through late 2026. …

August 31, 2026

August 31, 2026 • 1-minute read

Client Alerts

Supreme Court Holds Investment Company Act Section 47(b) Does Not Create a Private Right of Action

On June 11, 2026, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in FS Credit Opportunities Corp. v. Saba Capital Master Fund, …

June 17, 2026

June 17, 2026 • 5-minute read

Client Alerts

Designing Compliance Programs for Today’s Private Fund Advisers

By Reed Schuster, Michael Barakat, Joshua Demers As private fund advisers move out of Form ADV annual amendment season, the …

April 7, 2026

April 7, 2026 • 4-minute read

Articles

5 Strategies for Operating Hybrid Funds

1. Craft Terms Carefully Hybrid funds often have bespoke, highly variable terms, including for capital calls, liquidity mechanisms, redemption rights, …

March 10, 2026

March 10, 2026 • 2-minute read

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