Emma Jayne Faulkner

Since joining Kirkland, Emma has worked on the following matters:

• The Carlyle Group on the raising of its $2.3 billion fourth Japan-focused fund
• Orion Capital Managers on the £400 million acquisition of a portfolio of seven retail parks from Hammerson 

Prior to joining Kirkland, Emma worked on the following matters:

• advising a leading European regional property fund and asset management business on the establishment of UK-specific, French-specific and pan-European real estate funds and investment structuring arrangements
• advising a top global investment manager on the establishment of a dual Cayman-Luxembourg opportunistic and value-add real estate fund and investment structuring arrangements in 7 European jurisdictions
• advising a global PE firm on its first third party fundraising of equity capital for mid-sized companies in German-speaking Europe, including running concurrent side letter negotiations with 20+ investors
• advising leading private equity houses on tax aspects of acquisitions, disposals and bolt-ons
• advising on equity incentive arrangements for UK-resident employees and drafting tax-advantaged and non-tax advantaged option agreements and related documents
• advising on take-privates of companies listed on the London Stock Exchange by private equity houses

Goodwin Procter

• Associate (2017–2019)

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

• Associate (2016–2017)
• Trainee Solicitor (2014–2016)