Emma Faulkner

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

• Thoma Bravo on the completion of fundraising for its buyout funds totaling more than $34.4 billion in fund commitments
• Thoma Bravo on with the closing of its first European-focused fund at €1.8 billion
• Funds managed by AGG Capital Management on the acquisition of a majority stake in AFE
• Waterland Private Equity on the formation of its €3.5 billion Waterland Private Equity Fund IX
• Waterland Private Equity on the formation of its €500 million Waterland Partnership Fund I
• One Equity Partners on the closing of One Equity Partners VIII with committed capital of $2.75 billion
• The Carlyle Group:
  • on the formation of its $645 million Carlyle Renewable and Sustainable Energy Fund, a global renewable energy fund
  • on the raising of its $2.3 billion fourth Japan-focused fund
• GHO Capital on the closing of GHO Capital III with available commitments in excess of €2 billion
• Orion Capital Managers on the aborted £400 million acquisition of a portfolio of seven retail parks from Hammerson
• SR One Capital Management on the formation of SR One Capital Fund I, a new $500 million life sciences venture fund, as a spin-out from its parent company GlaxoSmithKline
• Waterland Private Equity Investments on the formation of its €2.5 billion Waterland Private Equity Fund VIII

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)