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Provided by Kirkland & Ellis

Kirkland has one of the most active and highly regarded private equity practices encompassing all aspects of this rapidly changing field. Our team of private equity attorneys has extensive experience in the formulation of innovative strategies for structuring acquisitions and financings of private and public companies, negotiated as well as unsolicited acquisitions, going private transactions, stock-for-stock acquisitions, spin-off transactions, and acquisitions of minority interests. Kirkland's private equity practice involves representing clients in many different industries, including buyers and sellers of both private and public companies. We also represent multiple private equity investors in “club” transactions.


Chambers Review

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Private Equity - Europe-wide

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Kirkland & Ellis has a strong presence in France, the UK and Germany. The law firm handles high-profile investments, with clients hailing from the UK and US and across Europe, benefiting from the firm's strong American offering. Its expertise includes LBOs, restructurings and recapitalisations, as well as acquisitions in a range of sectors, including technology and real estate.

Notable practitioners

David Higgins and Matthew Elliott in London, Benjamin Leyendecker in Munich and Vincent Ponsonnaille in Paris are key points of contact.

Strengths

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"Kirkland has an incredibly strong and deep bench of talented individuals who focus solely on financial sponsors and long-term investors. It is an absolute force in its industry."

Private Equity respondent
Europe

"They are excellent at explaining legal concepts clearly."

Private Equity respondent
Europe