Martha F. Coultrap

Partner

Martha F. Coultrap is partner and leader of the Private Investment Funds Group in the Corporate Department. Ms. Coultrap represents a variety of investors in alternative investments, including institutional investors and funds of funds. Her institutional clients include regulated financial institutions, public and private pension funds, and foreign pension funds and private investors in domestic and offshore buy-out, growth, venture capital, hedge and special situations' funds. She has also represented private and public companies in a variety of industries including manufacturing, service, marketing and catalog businesses. Commercial matters that Ms. Coultrap has handled include fund formation, private and public securities offerings, bank regulatory compliance and corporate governance. Ms. Coultrap is currently serving as co-chair of the firm's Diversity Committee.

Representative Client Work

Responsible for secondary transactions involving over $500 million of limited partner commitments
During 2007, responsible for more than 70 private equity fund investments representing over $2 billion in commitments

Bar & Court Admissions

New York, 1975
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

Publications

Chasing Waterfalls: LPs Gain Ground On Fund Terms, But Know It May Not Last, Private Equity Analyst, Quoted (May 2010)
PE Fund-Raising Down 59% Through First Nine Months, The Wall Street Journal's Private Equity Beat, Quoted (October 8, 2009)
PE Fund-Raising Plummets in 1H 2009; Secondaries are the Only Shining Star, Private Equity Analyst, Quoted (July 1, 2009)
Kickback Scandal in NY Rocks PE Industry, Private Equity Week, Quoted (March 30, 2009)
Another Scandal With PE Ties, The Wall Street Journal's Private Equity Beat, Quoted (February 17, 2009)
Mattress Syndrome: Even LPs Who Have Money Are Leery To Invest, Private Equity Analyst, Quoted (February 1, 2009)

Professional & Civic Activities

Member, Private Investment Funds Committee, Association of the Bar of the City of New York
American Bar Association
Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Director, Let's Get Ready
American Foreign Lawyers Association

Education

J.D., University of Illinois College of Law, 1974
A.B., Cornell University, 1971

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Practice Areas

Industries

Banking

Seminars & Presentations