Paul Watt - Associate


Paul Watt paul.watt@kirkland.com Download V-Card New York Phone: +1 212-446-4751 Fax: +1 212-446-4900 Corporate Private Funds 2008, Law Society of England and Wales, Solicitor Not admitted to practice in New York. BPP Law School, London, UK, Legal Practice Course, 2006 BPP Law School, London, UK, Graduate Diploma in Law, 2005 Royal Holloway University, University of London, UK, B.A., History, 2004 with First Class Honours Flinders University, Australia, One-year academic scholarship from Royal Holloway, 2001-2002 French	Professional Profile Paul Watt is a private funds associate in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Paul principally advises private equity managers in relation to the structuring and establishment of private equity, infrastructure, debt and real estate funds, secondary transactions, carried interest arrangements and co-investment plans. He also assists clients on financial services regulatory and compliance issues. Prior to relocating to New York, Paul was an associate in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Representative Matters Representative clients include: CVC Capital Partners, Epi-V, Greenpark Capital, LaSalle Investment Management, Lion Capital, Oaktree Capital, Partners Group, Semperian PPP Investment Partners, TDR Capital, Terra Firma and WestLB. Prior Experience SJ Berwin LLP, London, UK Trainee Solicitor (2006-2008)