Bio

Macky Sullivan is a partner in our Private Funds and Capital Markets practices. Macky has represented and advised clients on a broad range of investment funds and venture capital matters, including capital raising transactions, seed rounds and corporate venture financings, as well as the formation of and investment in conventional and Shari’ah-compliant investment funds. Macky also regularly advises clients on the establishment of asset management and advisory businesses, as well as the formation of carried interest plans and management arrangements among fund principals.Prior to joining King & Spalding, Macky worked in the corporate department of a magic circle law firm and has spent a period on secondment with London Stock Exchange listed hedge fund Man Group plc advising on corporate and investment fund matters. Macky also worked in the UK House of Lords for Rt. Hon Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC (Commonwealth Secretary-General and former UK Attorney General) where he gained experience advising on UK-Africa trade relations and foreign direct investment issues. Macky has been recognized by Legal 500 as a “Rising Star who has developed a particularly strong practice in Africa-focused funds”, Euromoney's 2021 Rising Stars Expert Guide as a Rising Star and by Who's Who Legal as a leading private funds practitioner (2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021). Macky was the recipient of the Rising Star in Professional Services Award at the Black British Business Awards 2019. He also recently received the Rising Star - Lawyer of the Year Award at the IFLR Middle East Awards 2020 and the Rising Star Award at The Middle East Legal Awards 2020. Macky was recognised by Yahoo Finance and EMpower as a Future Leader on the annual Future Leaders list (2021).