Susannah Amini > Kirkland & Ellis International LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP Offices

30 ST MARY AXE
LONDON
EC3A 8AF
England
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Susannah Amini

Work Department
Debt finance
Position
Susannah Amini is a debt finance partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. She has extensive experience in borrower-side fund finance, acting for many different funds of different asset classes on their capital call / subscription facilities, NAV lines, GP/management company facilities, leverage for secondary transactions and other more bespoke forms of fund finance.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
(Leading partners)Kirkland & Ellis International LLP has risen to a prominent position in the fund financing space, underpinned by its international network and market-leading fund formation practice. The team’s breadth of knowledge and expertise is evidenced by the diversity of transactions it handles, involving a range of sponsors and asset classes at any stage of the fund lifecycle. The group is a recognised authority on sponsor-side fund financing work, a speciality of the practice. Among private equity sponsors, Susannah Amini is a known name for intricate NAV financings and the use of alternative debt capital for investment funds. George Dyesmith assists with a number of products, including subscription lines, co-investment facilities, hybrids, and NAVs. Jack Bodkin joined the practice from Macfarlanes LLP in January 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
- Fund finance London > Investment fund formation and management
- Leading partners London > Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Finance > High yield
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Industry focus > TMT
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Real estate > Property finance
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium