James Alford is an associate in Kirkland’s New York office and member of the Structured Capital & Insurance Solutions team, focusing on private fund formation and insurance solutions for global private fund sponsors. James has experience in rated funds and other structures for capital-efficient insurance investing; captive CLO equity funds with EU risk retention compliant manager originators; private credit funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds, semi-liquid funds, CLOs; and collateralized fund obligations (CFOs).
