‘Offering best-in-class advice and seamless deal execution’, Kirkland & Ellis‘ banking and finance team in Asia is widely lauded for its representation of private equity sponsors, as well as the practice’s credit fund work. The Hong Kong-based practice is jointly led by Manas Chandrashekar and Jacqueline Zheng, an expert in cross-border acquisition and structured financing, direct lending, and special situations deals. Another active adviser is Karen Ho, who acts for global private equity sponsors on financings.
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Testimonials
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- 'Offering best-in-class advice and seamless deal execution.'
- 'The client is always put first - they are second to none in terms of thought leadership.’
- ‘Manas Chandrashekar's structuring knowledge is unparalleled, his work ethic unrivalled, and his negotiating style persuasive.’
Key clients
- DCP Capital Partners II
- Ocean Link Partners
- New Frontier Public Holding
- Blackstone
- Baring Private Equity Asia
- Carlyle
- Bain Capital
- Platinum Equity
- CVC Capital Partners
- Sequoia China Infrastructure Fund
- Power Heritage Group
- EQuest Education Group
- KKR
Work highlights
- Advsied DCP Capital, Ocean Link Partners and Rick Yan (CEO of 51job) on the take-private of 51job.
- Advised Baring Private Equity Asia on its $1bn take-private acquisition of Ginko International.
- Advised The Blackstone Group on its acquisition of all of the issued share capital of Interplex Holdings Pte.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Manas Chandrashekar, Jacqueline Zheng