BUFFALO, NY – John J. Koeppel, a partner at Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP, is one of the hosts for the “Top Issues for Fund Managers in 2018” event on February 1 in New York City. The event, sponsored by Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman, CohnReznick, HedgePort Associates and Mainstream Fund Services, provides an opportunity for private equity, venture capital, real estate, and hedge fund managers to gather impactful information, network and discuss the outlook for 2018.

Mr. Koeppel is the team leader of Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman’s private equity practice. As a corporate lawyer, he has successfully structured, negotiated and closed more than 250 transactions in the past two decades, which typically involve mergers and acquisitions, fund formations and investment, and various private equity transactions. Mr. Koeppel acts as counsel to a number of leading funds, independent sponsors, institutional investors and middle market companies focused on buy-out, venture, real estate, intellectual property, fund-of-fund, co-investments, secondaries and other strategies.