Profile
Babak Nikravesh focuses his practice on investment transactions and international tax planning. He advises institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, public sector pension funds, social security funds, and other global organizations, on investments in the United States and abroad. He structures inbound and outbound investment transactions across diverse asset classes, including funds, co-investments, and direct investments in private equity, infrastructure, venture capital, private credit, and real estate, and works closely with sponsors and managers of investment funds on formation, operational matters, and investments. He also works closely with universities and endowments on their cross-border activities, and advises both investors and operators in the commercial space industry.
Capabilities
Experience
- Advised a Canadian pension fund on the development of a direct lending platform.°
- Advised a Southeast Asian sovereign wealth fund on its eligibility for U.S. tax exemption under section 892 of the Internal Revenue Code.°
- Advised a global real estate investor on its acquisition of a portfolio of European data center assets.°
- Advised a UK pension fund on its eligibility for exemption under the U.S. qualified foreign pension fund regime.°
- Advised an Australian superannuation fund on its multibillion-dollar merger with another superannuation fund.°
- Advised a Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund on numerous venture capital and growth equity investments.°
- Advised a Swedish institutional investor on numerous private equity investments.°
- Advised a Canadian pension fund on a multibillion-dollar restructuring of its global real estate portfolio.°
- Advised a sovereign investor on its investments in, or offerings of, Islamic instruments.°
- Advised Korean institutional investors on numerous fund and co-investment transactions.°
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Nikravesh prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Recognition & Leadership
- Listed, The Legal 500 United States
- Tax: U.S. Taxes, Non-Contentious, 2022
- Tax: International Tax, 2020
- Investment Funds: Private Equity Funds (Including Venture Capital), 2020
Credentials
- M.A., Stanford University
- LL.M., The London School of Economics and Political Science
- J.D., University of California at Los Angeles, School of Law
- B.A., University of California at Berkeley
- California
- New York