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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Established in 1909, Kirkland & Ellis is a Chicago-based law firm with 2,300 lawyers and 15 offices worldwide.The firm caters to its clients with an interest in Greater China from its offices in Beijing and Shanghai and opened its Hong Kong office in 2006. 

 

Focusses / specialisms  

The firm is best known for its strength in private equity and restructuring work, but it also has solid corporate, banking, capital markets and investment funds practices and a growing regulatory presence.  

 

Key clients  

Key clients of the firm include Bain Capital, Blackstone, Carlyle, CVC Capital Partners, KKR, Warburg Pincus, Advantage Partners, AMP Capital, Apax, Apollo Management, China Everbright and CITIC Capital. 

 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023) 

Leveraged finance 

“Subject-matter expertise, knowledge of changing regulatory landscape, accurate guidance and timeliness are some of the attributes.” 

 

Private equity 

“Kirkland and Ellis have been very helpful in guiding us through our first fundraising, carefully navigating through important negotiations with key LPs, thanks to their widespread expertise. We really felt that they were an integral part of our team throughout the process.” 

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M&A
New hires and appointments were made in the corporate, M&A and finance practices at leading firms in Hong Kong, Tokyo, the US and the UK
The move gives the US firm a four-partner antitrust team across Brussels and London, adding senior firepower in two key European competition hubs
New hires made in regulatory, corporate, M&A and finance practices at leading firms across the US and the UK, while German Hengeler Mueller elected two new managing partners
New hires were made across the corporate, finance and M&A practices in the US, UK and Europe
Kon Asimacopoulos and Michael Francies have joined the firm in what could be the start of a significant expansion in the UK capital
M&A
Asia M&A co-head, Joey Chau, reflects on the firm’s work on public-to-private transactions in Hong Kong and the outlook for deal opportunities in the region
New hires were made across the fintech, PE, corporate, funds and venture capital practices in Washington DC, New York, Boston and Singapore
New hires were made across the investment funds, financial services and M&A practices in London, Dallas, Houston, Chicago and New York
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