Wajid Ashraf

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Wajid worked as an investment funds associate at another US law firm and an international law firm in London and, previously, as legal counsel in the asset management group of a Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index life and pensions business in the United Kingdom. Wajid has advised sponsors and investment teams on a range of asset management activities, including fund formation and fundraising, fund investments, secondary transactions, private placements, and investment management agreements.

• Multiple Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, and other institutional investors on the investment of billions of US dollars into private funds across asset classes, including by way of separately managed accounts and co-investments
• A large United Kingdom-based international asset manager on the fifth vintage of its flagship senior debt partners strategy which raised $17 billion (the largest direct lending fund in Europe as of September 2024)
• A large France-based international asset manager on the sixth vintage of its private debt platform, which raised €2.3 billion
• A large United States-based international asset manager on the launch and fundraising of its European commercial real estate debt fund with target commitments of €1 billion
• A large Switzerland-based international asset manager on the second vintage of its European direct lending strategy with target commitments of €2 billion
• A large international asset manager on the launch of its real estate debt fund with target commitments of €1 billion
• A large international asset manager on the sixth vintage of its credit opportunities strategy with target commitments of €2 billion
• A large international asset manager on the launch and fundraising of its Sustainable Africa Credit Opportunities Fund