…very pleasant and hard-working.”
- Chambers UK, 2022
Alan Skerritt is an investment funds partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.
Alan principally advises private equity sponsors and investment managers on the establishment and operation of closed and open-ended funds, co-investments and joint ventures in the real estate sector.
Experience
Representative Matters
Prior to joining Kirkland, Alan’s matters included advising:
A European real estate investment manager on the establishment and operation of all but one of its mixed-strategy, value-add, closed-end real estate funds which have together raised more than €3bn of equity and of its core/core-plus long-term strategy funds which have raised more than €2bn of equity in aggregate.
A North American real estate investment manager on the establishment of its first European real estate fund and its first open-ended fund.
A global real estate investment manager on, among other matters, its flagship European value-add funds and related co-investments together raising more than €2bn and, while on secondment, assisting with its preparation for compliance with AIFMD ahead of its coming into force.
A global real estate investment manager on a €650m European value-add real estate fund.
A European investment manager on a €400m growth debt fund targeting businesses in Europe and Israel.
A global alternative asset manager on its flagship multi-billion Euro fund investing in mid to upper middle market European businesses.
Prior Experience
Goodwin Procter LLP, London
Associate, 2015–2021
Clifford Chance LLP, London
Associate, 2011–2014
Trainee Solicitor, 2009–2011
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Recognition
Chambers UK, Up and Coming, Investment Funds: Real Estate – UK-wide, 2022
The Legal 500 UK, Key lawyer, Real Estate Funds, 2022
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2011, Admitted to Practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales
Education
BPP Law School, LondonLegal Practice CourseDistinction2007
BPP Law School, LondonGraduate Diploma in LawCommendation2004
London School of Economics and Political ScienceB.Sc., Accounting & Finance(Hons)2001