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Kirkland & Ellis International LLP Offices
30 ST MARY AXE
LONDON
EC3A 8AF
England
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Alexander Cox
Work Department
Tax
Position
Alexander Cox is a partner in Kirkland & Ellis’ London office. His practice focuses on the structuring of investment funds, including advising in relation to management company tax issues and carried interest. He also has significant experience advising on real estate tax matters covering both the establishment of real estate funds and the M&A transactions they undertake.
Career
2022 to present Kirkland & Ellis International LLP; 1997-2022 Ashurst LLP
Education
Oxford Institute of Legal Practice (Legal Practice Course 1997); Oxford Brookes University (Graduate Diploma in Law 1996); Jesus College, University of Cambridge (M.A. (Cantab.), Classics 1994)
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
(Leading partners)Kirkland & Ellis International LLP is noted for its strength advising investment funds and private equity firms, covering the full range of tax matters. The group demonstrates expertise acting both within the UK and internationally. Key names include Mavnick Nerwal, whose specialism is M&A and restructuring work, Alexander Cox, who is a leading name for the structuring of investment funds, and private equity expert Peter Abbott. Ceinwen Rees, who joined the group in January 2024 from Macfarlanes LLP, is ‘a real talent’, with strength in investment funds tax. James Morgan, whose practice covers corporate transactions and financings, also joined in 2024, shifting from Linklaters LLP. Frixos Hatjantonas covers tax matters relating to M&A, debt financing, and private fund formation, among other issues.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate tax London > Corporate and commercial
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
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- 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