The Private Funds Group at Kirkland is "second to none" according to a recent survey by Chambers & Partners, a leading publisher of research on the legal profession, which ranked Kirkland first overall in Private Equity: Fund Formation, saying that the group is "a major threat [to competitors] in the fund formation arena." With more than 150 attorneys focused on private funds across ten offices in six time zones — including more than 30 corporate and real estate partners in the U.S., UK and Asia dedicated full time to the practice — the Firm is uniquely positioned to serve its clients in connection with the organization and operation of private equity, real estate and hedge funds, as well as their respective management companies. The Firm has represented more than 250 unique private fund sponsors in raising approximately $316 billion of new capital for more than 480 funds since 1995, and regularly represents leading institutional investors in connection with their investments in private funds.
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