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Patrick Meniru

Patrick Meniru

Partner

Partner
Patrick Meniru

Patrick is a partner in the Private Funds Group practice in London, specialising in the establishment and offering of private funds, with a focus on emerging markets and secondary transactions.

Africa/Emerging Markets

  • Alta Semper on the establishment of its second private equity fund, Alta Semper Growth Fund II targeting $150m for healthcare investment in sub-Saharan Africa​.
  • Apis Partners on the establishment of its private equity fund Apis Growth Fund II ($560m),a multi-strategy fund-of-one with a large US institutional investor ($165m), Apis Growth Markets Fund III ($500m) and Apis Global Growth Fund III ($1bn)​.
  • African Capital Alliance in connection with the formation of Capital Alliance Private Equity IV, a$570 million private equity fund focused on investments in Sub-Saharan Africa and its successor Capital Alliance Private Equity V, targeting $750m​.
  • Africa50 in relation to the establishment of the African Solar Facility ($200m), Nigerian DRE Fund ($200m), Mezzanine Debt Fund ($400m)and various other matters including JV arrangements and a range of internal matters​.
  • Africa Finance Corporation on the establishment of the Infrastructure Climate Resilient Fund targeting $750m, with a $253m first loss commitment from GCF​.
  • Verod Capital Management on the establishment of its private equity fund Verod Capital Growth Fund III ($200m)​.
  • Investors including FMO and Proparco in relation to investments into African funds​.

 

European/Other​

  • Bridgepoint in connection with the formation of its first and second credit funds and major separately managed account with a leading global markets firm​.
  • Connected Capital on the establishment of Connected Capital & Partners Growth Fund II, a €150m fund targeting EuropeanB2B SaaS companies​.
  • Equistone on the establishment of its private equity fund Equistone Partners Europe Fund VI (€2.8 billion), carried interest structure and on ongoing operational matter across its funds.
  • Five Arrows Managers on the establishment of Five Arrows Debt Partners III (targeting €1.25 billion), Five Arrows Growth Partners II ($1bn)and others.​
  • Primary Capital on the establishment of Primary V and various matters relating toits existing funds​.
  • Investors including Mercer Investments,HSBC and Credit Suisse in relation to their investments in various closed-end funds across a variety of asset classes.​

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Career & qualifications

  • Magdalen College, University of Oxford (BA) 2010
  • Trainee Solicitor 2015
  • Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales in 2017
  • Partner since 2025

Awards and citations

  • Law.com has recognised Patrick as "a rising star" and "one of the U.K.’s brightest young lawyers" in a 2025 article which discusses his heritage, influences and how he is "quickly carving out a reputation in the U.K. corporate legal industry as a name to watch".
  • Patrick was listed as a "key lawyer" in the 2021 Edition of the Legal 500 and was described as "an outstanding associate who operates at a level beyond his actual years of experience" and as being "calm and measured in the advice he gives, knowledgeable, instils confidence in his clients, all round a pleasure to deal with”.