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Luke P. Eldridge

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Luke P. Eldridge

Partner
Investment Management
New York

Advises sponsors of private investment funds, co-investment vehicles and separately managed accounts, covering numerous sectors and strategies.

Luke’s practice focuses on advising sponsors of private investment funds, co-investment vehicles and separately managed accounts, covering numerous sectors and strategies, including credit, energy, growth capital, emerging markets and venture capital funds.

Luke is highlighted by Legal 500 U.S., where a client describes him as “a superb transactional lawyer.” Legal 500 sources have also said that he is a “first-rate lawyer with excellent insights into the private funds and venture capital spaces” and that he is one of their “go-to people for anything venture capital related.”

Experience

Luke’s representations prior to joining Davis Polk include:

  • Carlyle in:
    • the formation of numerous funds, including the $2.4 billion Carlyle Credit Opportunities Fund, $4.6 billion Carlyle Credit Opportunities Fund II and €3.75 billion Carlyle Europe Partners IV buyout fund.
    • its $1.8 billion acquisition, with T&D Holdings, of a majority interest in Fortitude Re.
    • its strategic partnership with AIG to position DSA Re as a platform to provide solutions for insurance liabilities globally.
  • J.F. Lehman & Company in:
    • the formation and fundraise of JFL Equity Investors VI, a $2.2 billion buyout fund.
    • the closing of a single-asset continuation vehicle.
  • Crescent Capital in the formation of Crescent Credit Solutions VIII, an $8 billion credit opportunities fund.
  • EIG in the establishment of its $2 billion credit platform and the formation of EIG Energy Fund XVII, a $3.1 billion global hybrid debt and structured equity fund.
  • Glendon Capital Management in the formation of Glendon Opportunities Fund II, a $2.5 billion global credit opportunities fund.
  • Global Atlantic in the establishment of Ivy Re, a reinsurance co-investment vehicle.
  • Sequoia Capital in raising multiple venture capital and growth funds, including Sequoia Capital Global Growth Fund III - Endurance Partners, an $8 billion global venture fund, and multiple China- and India-focused funds.

Insights

Education

J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School
  • magna cum laude
  • Order of the Coif
  • Wharton Certificate in Management
  • Comments Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • with highest distinction
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Prior experience

  • Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton, 2023-2024
  • Associate, Debevoise & Plimpton, 2014-2023

Qualifications and admissions

  • State of New York
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