Kimberley Kaplan-Gross

Practice Areas

Kim Kaplan-Gross helps domestic and international private equity and venture capital firm sponsors to raise and close investment funds at the core of their businesses as well as to carry out transformative transactions that help them to advance their strategic capabilities. A highly regarded worldwide resource, she has been recognized by clients as a “fabulous, talented lawyer with very good technical skills and a really effective negotiating style.” Kim’s approach to fund formation facilitates achievement of what is considered by all parties to be a “good deal,” as transactions that lead to repeat investments are in the best interests of both clients and limited partners. She is a member of Choate’s Executive Committee.

Clients value Kim’s over 20 years of experience in leading fund formation, firm establishment (including team spin-outs), management company and general partner structuring and governance matters, regulatory matters, and creation and operation of separate account and special purpose investment programs. In fundraising, she advises fund sponsors on legal structuring matters, guides them in market positioning and setting proposed terms and conditions, and leads their investor negotiations. Additionally, Kim advises institutional investors in their investments in private equity funds, as well as in their acquisitions and dispositions of portfolios of private investment fund and operating company interests.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Board of Directors of Boston University Hillel;

Member of the Investment Committee at Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston;

Member of the Governance Committee of the Jewish Community Endowment Pool (JCEP) of the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston;

Member of the Choate Executive Committee;

Regular panelist and participant at industry events and symposia, including the Merrill Lynch Private Equity CFO Conference and NVCA’s VentureScape