Yumiko Wong

Associate Mergers & Acquisitions Private Equity
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

London +44 20 7953 2997

Yumiko Wong

Practices

Overview

Yumiko Wong is a corporate associate in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. She advises and represents clients, including private equity houses and financial sponsors, on a range of corporate matters, including cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions and leveraged buyouts, as well as general portfolio company and corporate advisory work.

Advent International on its acquisition of majority stake in Reckitt’s Essential Home business at an enterprise value of up to $4.8 billion

Ares-backed Automated Industrial Robotics in its acquisition of Sewtec Automation, an industrial automation company, from Endless

Bain Capital Tech Opportunities on its majority investment in finova and its simultaneous acquisition of MSO

Vitruvian on its acquisition of Aspia from IK Partners

Charlesbank Capital Partners on its investment in Perspective Financial Group, an independent financial advisor firm with £8 billion assets under advice

TowerBrook Capital Partners and Warburg Pincus on Stonepeak’s investment in the AA

Blue Wolf Capital Partners on the acquisition of seven CDMO sites from Recipharm

KnowBe4, a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners, on the acquisition of Egress, a leader in adaptive and integrated cloud email security

Trainee Solicitor, Kirkland & Ellis International LLP, 2022–2024

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Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2024, Admitted to practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales

Languages

  • English
  • Cantonese
  • Mandarin

Education

  • University of Law, LondonLegal Practice Course2022
  • University of OxfordJurisprudence2021