John R O'Neil

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John is a globally recognized leader in the private equity field. He heads Kirkland & Ellis’ Investment Funds Group, the firm’s leading-edge global platform that provides innovative and bespoke legal strategies to sponsors and funds of all kinds. John is a member of the Firm's global Management Committee, and a founding member of the firm’s Private Funds Crisis Management Group, which guides investment fund sponsors, advisory boards, and other market participants through some of their most challenging situations. As the go-to advisor to some of the world’s most dynamic sponsors, John leverages more than two decades of industry knowledge to achieve optimal results for his clients in day-to-day operations and extraordinary events and transactions. He is a global thought leader on private equity market trends, firm leadership and culture, and community engagement. John also serves on the board of the Constellation Fund, an organization that fights poverty in the Twin Cities community.