Catherine Gokah is a partner in the Investment Funds Group in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. She has extensive experience advising fund sponsors with respect to their core fundraising activities across multiple alternative asset classes including infrastructure, real estate and credit. She also advises on a variety of more bespoke arrangements including separately managed accounts, co-investment programs and liquidity solutions transactions.
Experience
Representative Matters
Since joining Kirkland, Catherine has worked on the following matters:
Digital 9 Infrastructure on the sale of Verne Global
Prior to joining Kirkland, Catherine worked on the following matters:
A European fund manager on the establishment of a €900 million fund for investment in sustainable energy infrastructure in Europe
A European fund manager on the establishment of a €500 million European solar fund
A UK fund manager investing in renewable energy on its reorganisation
A European fund manager on the structuring and establishment of separate account discretionary investment mandates
A UK fund manager in relation to its primary and secondary investment programme and its co-investments including in relation to the structuring of a co-investment fund in connection with the £200 million buy out of a UK engineering company
A European fund manager in relation to its secondary investment programme including the acquisition of portfolios of fund interests
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Recognition
Recognized by The Legal 500 as a “Key Lawyer, Fund Formation” in 2021 and 2022
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
Admitted to practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales
Education
University of Law, YorkLegal Practice Course; Post-Graduate Diploma in Law
