Associé

Marina Besignano

Corporate & Securities, Private Equity, Funds & Investment Management

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Marina Besignano represents investment fund managers, financial institutions and significant investors in connection with the establishment and operation of private investment funds across a wide range of asset classes, including private equity, credit, infrastructure, real estate, insurance and venture capital. She also counsels clients in relation to employee funds, funds-of-funds, managed accounts, funds-of-one, co-invest arrangements and bespoke investment vehicles.

Marina has multi-jurisdictional qualifications and extensive fund formation experience in New York and London. She regularly represents clients on both sides of the Atlantic and works closely with Mayer Brown’s team in London. Marina is also fluent in Russian and Ukrainian and has advised clients who are based in Eastern Europe or seeking to invest in Eastern European markets.

Since 2022, Marina serves as a pro bono Strategic Adviser to UkraineInvest. UkraineInvest is the Ukrainian government's investment promotion agency created to attract and support foreign investment in Ukraine as well as assist existing investors to expand their businesses in Ukraine.

In addition to UkraineInvest, Marina has assisted many private individuals and small businesses on a pro bono basis. She has volunteered for NYLAG, Start Small Think Big and Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts in the United States, as well as the Prince’s Trust, LawWorks, Inspire! and Legal Launch Pad in the United Kingdom.

Prior to joining Mayer Brown, Marina worked at several well-regarded fund formation practices in New York and London.

Compétences et Secteurs liés

Domaines de compétences

Corporate & Securities

Secteurs

Private Equity, Funds & Investment Management

Publications et Interventions

Formation

Université de Fordham, LLM, magna cum laude
BPP University Law School, GDL, Commendation
BPP University Law School, LPC, Distinction
Oles Honchar Dnipro National University, LLM, with honors
Oles Honchar Dnipro National University, LLB, with honors

Inscription au Barreau

New York
England and Wales
Ukraine

Langues

Anglais
Russe
Ukrainien

Marina Besignano

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Compétences et Secteurs liés

Domaines de compétences

Secteurs

Publications et Interventions

Publications

Preparing for a buy in selling illiquid investments

United States Considers Deployment of its Military Contractors to Ukraine

Actualités

Mayer Brown expands private investment funds team with addition of three partners in New York

Évènements

Preparing for a buy-in: selling illiquid investments

FIT for Ukraine: Innovative Investments

Formation

Inscription au Barreau

Langues