Kristin Burns is an investment funds partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Kristin has over two decades of experience advising clients with respect to capital markets and corporate matters and currently focuses her practice on the representation of business development companies (BDCs). Kristin has extensive experience in the formation, registration and operation of BDCs and has counseled clients through a variety of extraordinary events including strategic mergers and acquisitions and joint venture transactions. She also represents clients in public and private offerings of debt and equity and advises on corporate governance matters and compliance. Kristin has significant experience drafting and negotiating documents for private investment funds and working with institutional investors such as pension and government funds.
