Nitin Khakee
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer @Palistar Capital
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General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer @Palistar Capital
New York, NY, US
General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for digital infrastructure investment manager with $3 billion+ in assets under management. Negotiate and coordinate all aspects of fund formation and co-investing, including establishing suitable tax structures and negotiating partnership agreements, subscription lines and side letters. Collaborate with investment teams on negotiating investment opportunities and managing existing portfolio investments. Partner with investment team and tax professionals to structure senior and subordinated credit and preferred equity investments. Leveraging AI to streamline routine legal processes and rationalize budgets. Responsible for building out appropriate compliance policies and processes and establishing and maintaining relationships with expert external legal and compliance professionals.Chief Legal Officer of Symphony Towers Infrastructure, Palistar\'s wireless originations and asset management affiliate. Manage and mentor an experienced team of attorneys and paralegals responsible for hundreds of acquisitions annually. Partner with senior management to set annual legal budgets and goals and establish and maintain efficient business processes and best practices.Liaise directly with portfolio company management in executing strategic customer arrangements and financing transactions as well as implementing Palistar initiatives, including with respect to ESG and sustainability matters.
EDUCATION
Fordham University School of Law
Juris Doctor Degree, Law
The Johns Hopkins University
Bachelor of Arts, International Studies
SKILLS
ABOUT NITIN KHAKEE
With over 20 years of experience in investment management and alternative investments, I am a trusted business partner and a solutions-oriented general counsel. I currently lead the legal and compliance functions at Palistar Capital, a digital infrastructure investment manager with over $3 billion in assets under management.I have extensive expertise partnering with senior management in fund formation, M&A, and portfolio management, having structured and negotiated commingled and co-investment funds with over $20 billion in commitments from global institutional investors. I also collaborate with investment teams on pursuing and managing both equity and structured investment opportunities in digital infrastructure assets, such as wireless towers, data centers, and fiber networks. In addition, I am responsible for building and maintaining robust compliance policies and processes, including with respect to ESG and European regulatory regimes. I effectively manage internal and external legal and compliance teams, delivering high-quality and timely results. My mission is to help Palistar Capital achieve its strategic goals and grow its presence in the digital infrastructure space.
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