Shaun Barnes has been named in the Financier Worldwide Power Players 2026 Investment Funds Distinguished Advisors listing. The international listing features just ten investment fund power players. A partner in Choate’s Private Equity and Fund Formation practice, Shaun represents domestic and international private equity, growth equity, and venture capital fund sponsors. Focusing on middle-market and lower-middle market firms, he advises fund sponsors on all aspects of the fund formation process, as well as GP-led secondaries, internal sponsor business arrangements and regulatory compliance. Shaun also advises institutional investors in connection with primary fund investments, co-investments, and secondary transactions. Shaun brings a unique breadth of experience to his client work given his prior practice in Hong Kong advising a variety of Asia-based private equity sponsors investing across the region. Selections for the Financier Worldwide Power Players list are led by the publication’s in-house editorial team, which identifies candidates based on their industry visibility, thought leadership, and notable engagements in the investment funds space. The editorial team also considers nominations from firms, ultimately curating a select group of distinguished advisors to feature. Please click to find Shuan’s full Financier Worldwide profile.