Kramer Levin has hired Todd Lenson and Jordan Rosenbaum as partners in its corporate and private equity practices in New York. Lenson and Rosenbaum advise private equity funds, hedge funds, portfolio companies, REITs and family offices on cross-border transactions including mergers; acquisitions; divestitures; and debt and equity offerings. For commentary from other Kramer Levin partners, see our two-part series on how managers can structure direct lending funds to minimize U.S. tax consequences to non-U.S. and tax-exempt investors: “‘Season and Sell’ and Blocker Structures” (May 18, 2017); and “Treaty-Based and Registered Fund Structures” (May 25, 2017); as well as our three-part series on best practices for fund managers when entering into ISDAs: “Negotiation Process and Tactics” (Jan. 12, 2017); “Negotiating Event of Default and Termination Event Provisions” (Jan. 19, 2017); and “Negotiating Collateral Arrangements” (Jan. 26, 2017).