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The investment funds group at Kirkland & Ellis International LLP, which continues to go from strength to strength, was bolstered in late 2022 by the arrival of Louisa Cobbe from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner and Paul Sampson from A&O Shearman. In early 2023, the bench grew further with the arrival of Catherine Gokah from Ashurst. The team, which is led by Jonathan Tadd and new joiner Sampson, includes six partners dedicated to real estate funds work, and draws on the strength of its global network for support on cross-border matters. Key areas of focus include open-ended and closed-ended funds, continuation funds, co-investments and joint venture structures across all real estate asset classes. Tadd is experienced in domestic and international investment funds matters, while Sampson acts for top-tier clients on the structuring, formation and operation of real estate funds. Cobbe acts for both sponsors and investors on a range of funds matters, while Alan Skerritt, another key practitioner, handles fund formations and co-investments. Benjamin Harding is also recommended.

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  • 'Very innovative team with detailed market insights. Definitely one of the best teams within PE.'
  • 'Jonathan Tadd is very skilled and he has an amazing team of very capable advisers.'

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Jonathan Tadd

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Jonathan Tadd is an investment funds partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Jonathan represents sponsors and investors in relation to the structuring, formation and operation of private funds with a focus on real estate funds, club arrangements and joint ventures. He has a broad range of experience across asset classes advising on blind-pool and open-ended structures, co-investment and carried interest arrangements and other private equity transactions such as restructurings, managed accounts, management team spin-outs, first time funds and liquidity solutions.

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Louisa Cobbe

Louisa Cobbe

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Louisa Cobbe is an investment funds partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Louisa advises a wide range of industry stakeholders on the establishment and operation of funds and other co-investment arrangements, with a primary focus on the real estate sector.

Benjamin Harding

Benjamin Harding

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Benjamin Harding is an investment funds partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Benjamin primarily advises private investment fund sponsors in relation to the structuring and establishment of investment arrangements across a broad range of alternative investment strategies, with particular focus on real estate and infrastructure. Benjamin advises on a wide range of investment arrangements. In addition to traditional fund structures, he routinely advises on consortia, separately managed accounts, co-investments and joint ventures. He advises throughout the entire life cycle of an investment arrangement. Benjamin has addressed a broad range of other transactions relating to private investment funds including secondary transactions, associated carried interest and co-investment plans, fund restructurings and the acquisition and disposal of underlying fund assets.

Paul Sampson

Paul Sampson

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Paul is an investment funds partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Paul represents sponsors and institutional investors in relation to the structuring, formation and operation of private investment funds with a focus on real assets, including infrastructure, transportation and real estate.

Alan  Skerritt

Alan Skerritt

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Alan Skerritt is an investment funds partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Alan principally advises private equity sponsors and investment managers on the establishment and operation of closed and open-ended funds, co-investments and joint ventures in the real estate sector.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jonathan Tadd, Paul Sampson

Other key lawyers

Alan Skerritt, Benjamin Harding, Carolina Barry-Laso, Louisa Cobbe, Catherine Gokah