Kirkland & Ellis International LLP impresses with its frequent support to leading financial investors, including real estate, sovereign and pension funds, alongside renowned US PE partners such as Carlyle, Thoma Bravo and Cinven as well as European investors. The team focuses on large-cap transactions and most recently assisted with public takeovers by financial investors and auctions with PE participation. The key contacts include Benjamin Leyendecker, who advises various major US financial investors, mid-cap funds and sovereign wealth funds on cross-border transactions, as well as Philip Goj, who boasts longstanding experience in large-cap PE transactions, including majority participations on behalf of financial investors.

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Key clients

  • Bain Capital
  • Cinven
  • Oakley Capital
  • Birkenstock Holding
  • plc und L Catterton
  • Thoma Bravo
  • Thomas H. Lee Partners
  • Rocket Software,Inc.
  • General Catalyst
  • Carlyle
  • BC Partners
  • Oakley Capital
  • Davis-Standard

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