Jacqueline Zheng
Kirkland & Ellis
Kirkland & Ellis
Client SatisfactionCounting 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.
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Key clients
- Bain Capital Private Equity
- KKR
- The Carlyle Group
- Advent International
- EQT
- Quadria Capital
- PAG
- Kedaara Capital
- Warburg Pincus
- Affiliates of LOGOS Property
- Platinum Equity
- Apax
- Blackstone
Work highlights
- Advising a buyer consortium led by Bain Capital as transaction counsel to certain affiliates of Bain Capital on the $3.16bn take-private of Chindata Group Holdings Limited.
- Advising Bain Capital Private Equity on its equity investment in EcoCeres, Inc., an Asia-based innovative biorefinery company with world-leading R&D capabilities.
- Advising EQT on the debt financing for its approximately $1.25 bn acquisition of Florida based sports education institution, IMG Academy, representing a first-of-a-kind transaction where an Asian bank financing was used to fund a U.S. acquisition with no immediate nexus to Asia.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Manas Chandrashekar
Kirkland & EllisPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Manas Chandrashekar, Jacqueline Zheng