Richard Hughes

Associate Investment Funds
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

Overview

Richard Hughes is a member of Kirkland’s Liquidity Solutions Team. 

Richard advises sponsors and investors on secondary and liquidity transactions involving private investment funds, including single and multi-asset continuation funds, tender offers, fund to fund transactions, strip sales, direct secondaries, minority stake and control transactions and LP-led secondary transactions. 

He has advised on numerous secondary and liquidity transactions across Europe, the U.S. and Asia involving a wide range of structures and assets, including private equity, credit and infrastructure. He also has extensive experience in advising sponsors, on the formation of, and investors, on their investments in, private funds.

Richard holds bachelors degrees in Chinese and law and is proficient in Mandarin Chinese.

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Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2019, Admitted to practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales

Languages

  • English
  • Mandarin

Education

  • BPP Law School, LondonLegal Practice Course2017
  • University of LondonLL.B.2016
  • Durham UniversityB.A., Modern Chinese Studies2007