Aja Sanneh

Aja Sanneh is a senior associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn where she is a member of the firm's Finance Practice Group.

Aja specializes in syndicated and bilateral financings for private equity, debt, senior credit, real estate, infrastructure, and other investment funds during all parts of the fund life cycle. Clients benefit from Aja’s experience in asset-based facilities, subscription-based facilities, and hybrid facilities, and in other types of investment fund leverage.

Aja was named a 2024 Rising Star by the Fund Finance Association, where she also received an Emerging Leaders Award earlier that year.

Selected Clients Include:

Hamilton Lane Advisors Blue Owl Capital Meridiam Infrastructure North America Leonard Green & Partners Berkshire Residential Investments Corebridge Real Estate Funds EQT Exeter Fairfield Residential Brasa Capital Management Investcorp

Fortress Investment Group Madison International Realty Madison Realty Capital Constellation Wealth Capital Corten Real Estate Partners Dextra Partners The Halifax Group JRK Property Holdings Motive Partners Operating Company Neuberger Berman RDV Corporation

Aja earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law in 2016. While in law school, she served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Barry Russell of the Central District of California U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Aja earned her undergraduate degree in Economics, with honors, from Occidental College.

Capabilities

• Finance
• Investment Funds
• Private Equity
• Real Estate

Credentials

Education:

• University of Southern California - 2016 Juris Doctor
• Occidental College - 2013 Bachelor of Arts

Admissions:

• New York Bar