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Private equity > Transactions Tier 1

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.

Restructuring and insolvency > Restructuring Tier 2

Kirkland & Ellis International LLP impresses with expertise in cross-border restructuring and also assists with financial and operational restructuring, StaRUG-related proceedings as well as debt equity swaps and debt hybrid swaps; here, Munich-based Cristina Weidner is a key contact. The team places an industry focus on the real estate sector and acts on behalf of both creditors and debtors in restructuring and insolvency situations. Other mainstays include the support in distressed M&A, the restructuring of bonds, D&O liability, insolvency disputes as well as the advice to debt funds. In addition to Weidner, associate Michael Berger, who is experienced in cross-border restructuring and insolvencies, is also a key contact. In March 2024, Marlene Ruf (cross-border restructuring, distressed M&A) moved to Milbank, while restructuring specialists Christian Halàsz and Friedrich Schlott joined the team from Gleiss Lutz in August 2024.

Corporate and M&A > M&A Tier 4