George Dyesmith > Kirkland & Ellis International LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP Offices
30 ST MARY AXE
LONDON
EC3A 8AF
England
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George Dyesmith
Work Department
Debt Finance
Position
George Dyesmith is a debt finance partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.
Career
2022 to present Kirkland & Ellis International LLP; 2017-2022 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP; 2014-2017 O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Education
The University of Law (Legal Practice Course 2014); The University of Law (Graduate Diploma in Law 2013); University of Cambridge (Modern and Medieval Languages 2011)
Lawyer Rankings
London > Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
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.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Finance > High yield
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£250m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Real estate > Property finance
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium