Chambers Review
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Investment Funds: Private Equity - Asia-Pacific Region
What the Team is Known For
Kirkland & Ellis has an exceptional reputation in the private equity arena, acting for a spectrum of top-end managers, sponsors and investors. Its skilled Hong Kong-based legal team is praised for its deft handling of fund mandates throughout the Asia region, and across a broad range of industries, advising on fund formation and management as well as on relevant regulatory issues. The firm is active across a range of private funds, including growth funds and venture capital funds, as well as credit funds and real estate funds. Its excellence is further enhanced by its ability to leverage the expertise of top-tier practitioners elsewhere in the world.
Strengths
The team has comprehensive and valuable advice on a wide range of matters with second-to-none market knowledge across a diverse set of regions with different legal and commercial considerations.
Work Highlights
Kirkland & Ellis represented Ares Management in the final closing of Ares SSG Capital Partners VI.
Notable practitioners
Jennifer Feng and Carol Liu in Hong Kong are the key contacts.