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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
They have a very client-centric approach and can provide very specific advice according to our needs.
They are creative and highly knowledgeable about the market.
Work Highlights
Kirkland & Ellis advised Forebright Capital on the closing of Forebright New Opportunities Fund III.
Notable practitioners
Department co-heads Justin Dolling, Jennifer Feng and Carol Liu in Hong Kong are the key contacts.