Thomas Woodhead

Representative matters at Kirkland include:

• Advising Waterland on the close of a €4.6 billion dual fundraise
• Advising Kinderhook on the $1.1 billion close of Kinderhook Strategic Opportunities Fund I
• Advising Blackstone on the close of its flagship opportunistic credit fund at over $10 billion
• Advising Inflexion on the €4.5 billion formation of Inflexion Buyout Fund VII
• Advising Dawson Partners on the final closing of GP Finance 2 at a $750 million hard cap
• Advising BayHawk on the final close of its inaugural fund at over $600 million
• Advising Coller Capital on the combination with EQT
• Advising Blue Owl on the joint venture with Covivio to acquire Thales Sites in Vélizy
• Advising Arrow Global on the €1.5 billion final close of Arrow Lending opportunities strategy
• Advising Arrow Global on closing its €300 million commitment from CPPIB Credit Investments for its European Credit Opportunities and related credit strategies
• Advising Clearlake Capital on the acquisition of Pathway Capital Management
• Advising GHO Capital on the close of Fund IV with over €2.5 billion of capital
• Advising Blackstone and TPG on the $18.3 billion acquisition of Hologic
• Advising Malala Yousafzai on the launch of a women’s sports investment platform Recess Capital
• Advising BharCap on the close of its Oversubscribed Fund II at $652 million
• Advising Inflexion on the formation of the £2.3 billion Inflexion Continuation Fund I
• Advising Northleaf on the close of its $2.6 billion infrastructure fund
• Advising FTV Capital to raise $4 billion for growth equity funds
• Advising Nordic Capital on the close of its Evolution Fund II at €2 billion hard cap
• Advising Wendel on the partnership agreement and majority acquisition of Monroe Capital
• Advising Arrow Global on the closing of a $400 million commitment from ADIA
• Advising Castlelake on the strategic partnership with Brookfield
• Advising Preservation Capital Partners on the formation and closing of Preservation Capital Partners Fund II
• Advising HgCapital on the raising of each of its flagship equity and debt funds since 2019, closing over USD 25 billion
• Advising Waterland on the closing of EUR 4 billion dual fundraise
• Advising HgCapital on at the time Europe’s largest ever unitranche financing on record
• Advising Gen II Fund Services on the acquisition of Crestbridge
• Advising HgCapital on some of the ‘first of their type’ NAV facilities
• Advising Waystone and its private equity sponsors on the acquisition of Link Fund Solutions
• Advising Clayton, Dubilier & Rice on the $7 billion take-private acquisition of Focus Financial Partners
• Advising on a broad range of regulatory compliance matters arising in the private fund context, including conflicts of interest, financial promotions and market abuse

Representative matters prior to joining Kirkland include:

• Managing FCA and PRA authorizations, including applications for commercial and retail banking licenses
• Advising on and carrying out regulatory engagement in both contentious and non-contentious contexts

Linklaters LLP

• Solicitor (2013–2018)

Pinsent Masons LLP

• Solicitor (2013)
• Trainee Solicitor (2011–2013)