Press Release

All Female Kirkland Funds Team Represents Oaktree on Successful Final Close of Oaktree Opportunities Fund XI at $16 Billion

Kirkland & Ellis advised Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., a leader among global investment managers specializing in alternative investments, on the successful final close of Oaktree Opportunities Fund XI and its related vehicles (“Opps XI”), with total capital commitments of $15.9 billion. Opps XI is Oaktree’s largest fund in history, exceeding its original target of $15 billion. To date, the Fund has invested or committed to invest approximately 70% of its capital in an attractive mix of opportunities that are diversified across geographies, sectors and asset classes.  

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The Kirkland team was led by investment funds partners Erica Berthou, Katrina Rowe and Jean Jeong, with the core investment funds team comprised entirely of women lawyers.