Paul Hastings LLP has announced the addition of Alicia Osei as a tax partner in its London office. This move is part of the firm’s ongoing effort to expand its tax practice both in the United Kingdom and globally.
Osei becomes the fourth tax partner to join Paul Hastings in the past three months. She will work alongside Jenny Doak, who joined from Weil, Catherine Richardson from Cadwalader, and Andrew Davis, who recently moved to New York from Cravath.
The firm’s London office has experienced significant growth, with revenue increasing by more than 20 percent year-over-year and doubling over the last three years.
Frank Lopez, Chair of Paul Hastings, commented on Osei’s arrival: “Alicia’s arrival highlights our continued focus on and investment in expanding our premier tax capabilities in London and globally. Alicia will further strengthen our global tax platform and ability to meet growing client demand across funds, enabling us to highlight our intellectual capital with sophisticated and integrated tax advice on complex matters touching asset managers. It has been a great few years for the evolution of our London office, winning market share at the top of the market, but we are just getting started. We expect to continue our momentum in the London market and having a leading tax platform is instrumental to our goals.”
Osei joins from Macfarlanes with nearly 15 years of experience advising clients on a range of tax and structuring issues within private funds and capital markets. Her expertise includes fund formations, secondary transactions, continuation funds, executive carried interest arrangements, co-investment structures, as well as establishing or reorganizing investment management businesses. She frequently handles cross-border matters involving both U.K. and U.S. tax considerations.
Her background aligns with Paul Hastings’ strategy to build a leading global Investment Funds & Private Capital practice. The group recently expanded with new partners such as David Richardson (London), Catherine Gokah (London), Josh Cohen (Chicago), and Serge Todorovich (New York). The team represents major asset managers and real estate firms worldwide and has advised on high-profile deals like Intermediate Capital Group’s $17 billion senior debt fund launch—the largest in its sector—and Pantheon’s $10.1 billion private debt platform.
Osei’s clients include large U.K. and pan-European investment managers, private equity firms, credit fund managers, ultra-high-net-worth individuals, and private families. Some recent work includes advising Hayfin Capital Management on fundraising efforts; assisting a European manager with global carried interest design; launching Polus Capital Management’s Special Situations Fund; and raising August Equity’s Fund VI.
“I am thrilled to join Paul Hastings during a period of substantial growth for the U.K. tax team, the London office and the firm more broadly,” said Osei. “I look forward to helping the firm sustain its impressive trajectory and collaborating with colleagues around the world to deliver innovative solutions for our clients’ most complex and strategic tax matters.”
Paul Hastings’ Tax Group is recognized by Chambers as a leading practice in both Europe and the United States. The group advises clients on M&A transactions, private-equity-backed acquisitions or dispositions, investment funds work across asset management sectors including structured finance or alternative lending activities—covering all aspects related to restructurings.
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