Omar Hemady Bio

Omar Hemady is a partner in the Firm's Mergers & Acquisitions practice group. Mr. Hemady's practice focuses on counseling investment advisers and private funds in relation to all aspects of their businesses, including structuring and organizing infrastructure funds, credit funds, hedge funds, venture funds, real estate funds, hybrid funds, cross-over funds, long-dated/permanent capital vehicles, bespoke vehicles, fund-of-funds and funds-of-one. Additionally, he provides strategic advice to sponsors of private funds with an emphasis on "upper tier" entity structures in which he advises sponsors on corporate governance, compensation planning, and buy-out arrangements. With over 15 years experience in the investment management space, he has significant experience in advising both sponsors and investors on seed capital and revenue sharing transactions, minority and majority asset acquisitions and strategic equity investments. Prior to joining White & Case, Mr. Hemady was a partner in the Investment Management Group of a large international law firm. Most recently, he was General Counsel at a multi-sector private credit investment manager.