John Reed
- Qualified, Solicitor of England & Wales (2001)

John is a Partner in the Financial Services and Funds team and for over 20 years has been advising clients in the investment management sector on fund formation and related advice. John helps investment management houses, and the investment banks and sponsors that advise them, on the full life cycle of investment funds, from fund structuring and launch, secondary and down steam investment through to fund restructurings.
John is an acknowledged leading individual (Legal 500) in the closed-ended listed investment company sector (including REITs) having worked on some of the most high profile and innovative listed investment company launches over the last two decades. The Gowling WLG listed investment company practice is ranked Tier 1 by Legal 500 for its industry leading expertise.
Alongside his investment funds practice, John also advises corporate clients generally on corporate finance matters including public company takeovers under the City Code, and IPOs and secondary fund raisings.
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