Tayne Rankine
Tayne Rankine focuses her practice on the private investment fund industry, including fund formation, separate accounts, secondaries, and co-investments. Tayne has developed a market-leading transactional practice on all types of secondary deals on both the buy- and sell-side. Tayne also provides legal and transactional advice to leading international fund managers on the structuring, formation, and launch of commingled funds and on more bespoke discretionary and non-discretionary investment management arrangements across a variety of jurisdictions and asset classes (e.g., infrastructure, private equity, funds of funds). She also represents sovereign wealth funds and institutional investors in co-investments and separate account negotiations.
Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Tayne was a partner in the corporate team at a leading South African firm. Tayne then traveled to London and joined the corporate and investment funds team of an English firm, where she advised on a mix of secondary transactions, fund formation, and fund restructuring along with M&A, joint ventures, and corporate reorganizations.
- Kaplan QLTS, 2016, Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme
- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 2007, LL.B., Hons, cum laude
- England & Wales (Solicitor)
Recommended, Investment Fund Formation and Management: Private Funds (Including Infrastructure Funds), The Legal 500 UK (2023–2026)
Private Practice Rising Star, British Legal Awards (2023)