Kirkland & Ellis
Kirkland & Ellis houses a broad team which acts for a wide range of notable clients, including Bain Capital and Baring Private Equity Asia. The group is noted for its strength in handling debt financing matters and series financings for a wide variety of real estate funds and SPACs, and is led by Gary Li, who heads the practice alongside Jesse Sheley. Li has broad expertise in leveraged buy-outs, growth equity investments, and take-private transactions; while Sheley assists both domestic and international private equity funds and sponsors with a broad range of transactional issues, including PIPEs and de-SPACs. Peng Yu regularly advises marquee corporates on growth capital investments and divestitures, in addition to the formation of joint ventures.
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- 'Expert knowledge, deep experience, commercial and solutions-focused.'
Key clients
- L Catterton Asia Acquisition Corp
- EQT
- DCP Capital Partners II, L.P
- Ocean Link Partners Limited
- The Chief Executive Officer of 51job
- Baring Private Equity Asia
- Carlyle
- Nexus Point Capital
- Bain Capital
- Oaktree Capital Management
Work highlights
- Advising L Catterton Asia Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company formed by affiliates of L Catterton, on its business combination with Lotus Technology Inc., a luxury electric vehicle maker that operates under the iconic British brand, Lotus. The combined business is expected to be listed under the ticker symbol LOT. The transaction values the combined business at a pro forma enterprise value of approximately US$5.4 billion.
- Advised EQT on the €6.8 billion acquisition of Baring Private Equity Asia, a private markets investment firm.
- Advised Carlyle on its acquisition of HCP Packaging from funds affiliated with Baring Private Equity Asia.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Gary Li, Jesse Sheley