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Kirkland & Ellis Offices
26TH FLOOR, GLOUCESTER TOWER
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HONG KONG
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Ms Karen Ho
Work Department
Debt Finance
Position
Partner
Career
Karen Ho is a partner of the Asia debt finance practice of Kirkland & Ellis. Karen focuses on advising global private equity sponsors, credit funds and strategic investors on cross-border leveraged financings, real estate financings, structured financings, margin financings and special situations transactions across the Asia Pacific region.
Karen has been named an “Up and Coming” lawyer for Banking and Finance: Leveraged & Acquisition Finance by Chambers Greater China, and a “Highly Regarded” lawyer for Leveraged Finance by IFLR1000 in 2024.
Languages
Cantonese, English, Mandarin
Education
University of Hong Kong, PCLL, 2010
University of Hong Kong, LL.B., 2009
University of Hong Kong, B.B.A., Law, 2007
Lawyer Rankings
Hong Kong > Banking and finance
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.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Capital markets (equity)
- Corporate (including M&A)
- Investment funds
- Private equity
- Restructuring and insolvency