Benefiting from its international network and Europe-wide bench strength, the ‘reliable, straightforward and easy to work with’ team at Kirkland & Ellis International LLP is well-placed to advise on transactions at every stage of a fund’s life, with recent work involving subscription facilities, ESG-backed and NAV facilities and equity financing. Its client roster features European and US sponsors across a diverse range of asset classes including buyout, real estate, debt, technology, healthcare and secondaries funds. Leading the team is Susannah Amini, who provides ’invaluable hands on support,’ and has established the use of innovative alternative debt capital for investment funds, using leverage finance technology. Parisa Clovis, who acts exclusively as sponsor-side counsel, specialises in complex NAVs and preferred equity financing, GP commitment, continuation fund financings and syndicated subscription facilities across various jurisdictions. Debt finance partner George Dyesmith joined the team from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in October 2022.
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘They have good coverage across the US and Europe which means that this team is able to give a complete picture when providing advice or insight. The partners have excellent market insight across both the European and US landscape and have produced some high quality market papers which we have really appreciated. They have also made time to discuss the findings from these papers.’
‘The team is at the forefront of innovation and is reliable and dependable.’
‘They are reliable, straightforward and easy to work with. George Dyesmith in particular is an individual who can be commended for providing straightforward and practical advice in a range of scenarios.’
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Susannah Amini