Jacqueline Zheng

Jacqueline Zheng is the co-head of the Asia debt finance practice of Kirkland & Ellis. Jacqueline has over 15 years of experience in advising private equity sponsors, strategic investors and credit funds on complex cross-border acquisition financing, back leverage, margin loans, structured financing, direct lending and special situations transactions across the Asia Pacific region. Jacqueline has been named a “Leading Individual” in Banking & Finance by Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020–2025. She has been recognized by Chambers Greater China and Chambers Global in 2023 and 2024 as a “Leading Lawyer” in Leveraged & Acquisition Finance, and by IFLR1000 as a “Highly Regarded” and “Women Leaders” in Leveraged Finance in 2024 and Banking in 2023. She was also named as “Banking & Finance Lawyer of the Year” by 2022 Euromoney APAC Women in Business Law Awards.