Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Client SatisfactionKirkland & Ellis International LLP's ‘top-notch’ China private equity practice has an enviable market reputation for high-end private equity transactions. The practice acts across the full spectrum of private equity work, including buyouts, SPAC transactions and take-privates. It also fields experts in growth capital, joint ventures and disposals. The team is co-led from Hong Kong by Jesse Sheley, an expert in major investments, acquisitions, LBOs and SPACs; and Peng Yu, who ’has a great problem-solving mindset’ and is experienced in LBOs, take-privates, PIPEs, and growth capital investments. The group further includes high-regarded private equity specialist Gary Li; and Pierre-Luc Arsenault, an adviser on LBOs, minority investments, joint ventures, and special situations-related private equity deals.
Testimonials
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‘Kirkland's team is top-notch.’
‘They know the market well and are very responsive and technical, yet very commercial when there is a tight timeline to finish a deal.’
‘Clients like the fact that they work well across different practices and collaborate with each other.’
‘Peng Yu has a great problem-solving mindset and tries to strike a balance between getting the best deal for clients and getting the deal over the finish line to tight timelines.’
Key clients
- L Catterton Asia
- The Carlyle Group
- Advantage Partners
- Cartesian Capital Group
- Bain Capital
- Crescent Point Capital
- Boyu Capital
- CITIC Capital
- Blackstone
- Nexus Point Capital
- Warburg Pincus
Work highlights
- Advised L Catterton Asia Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company formed by affiliates of L Catterton, on its business combination with Lotus Technology.
- Acted, as US legal counsel, for a buyer consortium (including certain affiliates of Bain Capital) on the proposed $3.16bn take-private of Chindata Group Holdings.
- Advised an investor consortium on its acquisition and development of Subway’s China business.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jesse Sheley, Peng Yu