Bio

Mark Mifsud represents clients in relation to the structuring and establishment of private investment funds, including private equity, real estate, infrastructure and debt funds and also secondaries, incentive schemes, carried interest arrangements and co-investment plans. Clients, including private investment managers, significant limited partners and other parties, seek Mark’s counsel across a range of transactions, related matters, and general corporate finance. Mark served as managing partner in our London Office between 2017 and 2023 and is a past member of our Governance Committee. Numerous publications consistently recognize Mark as a leading private funds practitioner, including Chambers UK and Chambers Europe (Eminent Practitioners), The Legal 500 UK (Hall of Fame), Legal 500 US, The Lawyer, UK Legal Experts, Who's Who Legal (Formation - EMEA: Global Elite Thought Leader), IFLR 1000, Expert Guides (Investment Funds, Private Equity, and Real Estate Funds), and Legal Business (named a top rainmaker). Best Lawyers ranked Mark in its UK 2022 edition for Investment Funds and Private Equity Law and named him Lawyer of the Year in 2020. In Chambers UK, clients describe Mark as an “excellent lawyer who is thorough, commercial, and gives well-rounded advice,” and “hugely impressive, gives great client service, and works hard for us.” In Legal 500 UK, a client notes that Mark is “very clever but also comes up with great strategic solutions for clients.” Another describes him as a “veteran of the funds industry with all of the experience and expertise that entails.” The 2023 edition of Who’s Who Legal: Private Funds recognizes Mark as a Global Elite Thought Leader and an earlier edition describes him as an ‘“influential figure in the market” with a “‘tremendously strong practice which sees him regularly acting in large-scale transactions for private funds and debt managers.” Prior to joining Fried Frank, Mark was a partner at an international law firm.