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Kirkland & Ellis

Real Estate

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Kirkland & Ellis

Chambers Review

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Real Estate - Global: Multi-Jurisdictional

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Kirkland & Ellis is a global law firm that has developed an impressive real estate practice with highly-skilled teams situated in China, the UK and the USA. The law firm offers:

• Particular strengths in real estate finance such as mezzanine financing, acquisitions and debt facilities.

• Experience in high-value transactions across a range of asset classes spanning data centres, hospitality and retail.

• Expertise working with a broad range of private equity clients.

Notable practitioners

A key contact is London-based Jonathan Birks.

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Strengths

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  • Their ability to manage complex financing transactions with precision and efficiency is a key strength. They're highly commercial in their approach, focusing on practical solutions that drive results.

    Real Estate respondentGlobal

  • Kirkland not only provide thought-through and creative solutions but also demonstrate strong negotiation tactics to achieve a good outcome.

    Real Estate respondentGlobal

  • Kirkland & Ellis do well in pulling people from other offices to move a deal along.

    Real Estate respondentGlobal

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