Don Melamed is a Partner in the Private Funds Group and Co-Head of the Firm’s Real Assets Group. He has extensive experience in the real assets, buyout, growth equity and impact investing sectors, with leading clients in several industries.
Don’s expertise goes beyond traditional private fund formation matters to include a broad range of complex transactions including recapitalizations and reorganizations at the platform level and through GP-led deals, direct investments, co-investment arrangements and joint ventures.
Leveraging his extensive experience in the asset management space, Don also advises executive management teams, operators and money partners on a variety of fundraising and investment initiatives.
Education
- Loyola Law School, J.D.
- University of California, Irvine, B.A.
Admissions & Qualifications
- California
Awards & Recognition
Chambers Global: USA: Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation 2022-2025
Named one of The Recorder's 50 "Fast Track" lawyers, recognizing California attorneys whose early accomplishments indicate they will be tomorrow's top leaders (2012)
The Legal 500 United States: Real Estate 2019
Chambers USA: Nationwide: Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation 2021-2024
Languages
- Persian
Matters
A select list of Don鈥檚 experience includes:
- Advising an alternative asset manager on the formation of multiple global funds focused on water sustainability, renewable energy and other impact investments
- Advising a real estate developer and property manager on forming its first institutional fund focused on U.S. industrial real estate investments
- Advising an alternative asset manager on the formation of multiple funds and co-investment vehicles focused on distressed credit, digital infrastructure and real estate-related investments
- Advising the media, entertainment and technology team of an alternative asset manager on the spin-out of their fund management business and the formation of the team's third private equity fund
- Advising global pension fund manager in restructuring its defined benefit plan portfolio and related separate account arrangements of its alternative investment management team