Mr Manas Chandrashekar > Kirkland & Ellis > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Lawyer Profile

Kirkland & Ellis International LLP‘s banking and finance team is sought after by private equity sponsors, credit funds, and strategic corporate investors; its focus is on acting on the debtor side and on complex, sponsor-led deals. Team co-head Jacqueline Zheng, in Hong Kong, acts on both onshore and offshore acquisition deals in Greater China. Manas Chandrashekar, co-head, has a practice emphasising acquisition and leveraged financings, including in India and Southeast Asia. Sean Zhang is the key contact in Shanghai, promoted to partner in October 2023.

Counting private equity sponsors, corporate borrowers and credit funds among its key roster of clients, Kirkland & Ellis maintains a robust practice in debt financing, including leveraged and acquisition financing mandates. Manas Chandrashekar and Jacqueline Zheng jointly lead the practice; Chandrashekar advises on acquisition and structured financing matters across the APAC region, while acquisition finance expert Zheng focuses on onshore and offshore acquisition deals in Greater China. Karen Ho, who acts for private equity sponsors on cross-border leveraged finance transactions, is another key contact in the group.