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Kristin Mendoza

Kristin Mendoza

USA 2026

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Kristin L. Mendoza is an M&A/private equity partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Kristin advises private equity firms and strategic investors in connection with domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, growth equity investments, and other complex equity holder arrangements, reorganizations and other general corporate matters, focusing in the energy and infrastructure sector. She regularly represents leading private equity infrastructure and impact funds, including ArcLight Capital Partners, TPG Rise and Rise Climate Funds, JP Morgan Asset Management - Infrastructure Investments Fund and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.

Personal

University of London, LL.M., 2009; Columbia Law School, J.D., 2008, Parker School Recognition of Achievement in Comparative and International Law; Harvard University, A.M., 2004; Yale College, B.A., 2001

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Energy: Electricity (Transactional) - USA - Nationwide

Band 2
Band 2

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Kristin Mendoza's transactional practice covers the complex A&D of electric generating assets as well as mergers in the space.

Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional - USA - Nationwide

Band 3
Band 3

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Kristin Mendoza focuses her practice on handling M&A in the energy space. She is particularly skilled at navigating the acquisition of and investment in companies with a significant renewable energy portfolio.

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