Rated Funds Partner Lindsay Trapp Joins Kirkland & Ellis
Kirkland & Ellis announced today that Lindsay Trapp has joined the Firm as a partner in the Investment Funds and Structured Finance & Structured Private Credit practice groups.
“Lindsay is one of the leading attorneys for insurance-related fund matters and complex credit funds,” said Jon A. Ballis, Chairman of Kirkland’s Executive Committee. “Adding her to our team reflects the momentum we’re seeing in this area, and we’re thrilled to have her join Kirkland.”
Ms. Trapp advises global private fund sponsors on setting up and managing complex credit funds and insurance-related solutions. Her work includes fund structuring, compliance and distribution, with extensive experience in rated funds, collateralized fund obligations (CFOs) and other capital-efficient investment structures. She also counsels clients on captive CLO equity funds with EU risk retention (EURR) compliant managers, levered private funds that use captive CLOs, evergreen/semi-liquid funds for illiquid assets, liquid multi-credit funds and funds of closed-end funds.
“The structured credit space continues to grow in volume and complexity, and rated structures have become a key tool for sponsors in both fundraising and financing of private funds,” said Sean Hill, a senior Kirkland investment funds partner. “Lindsay’s credit funds background and market-leading rated structure experience in the U.S. and Europe will help round out our structured capital solutions team and ability to serve clients in these areas.”
“I am excited to be joining a firm with not only the market-leading funds team but also a global platform with top talent in the most innovative asset classes and products,” said Ms. Trapp. “Rated Funds cross barriers and blur lines between product structures and asset types and Kirkland’s capabilities across fund formation, structured finance, debt finance and insurance are unparalleled. I look forward to continuing to build this market as part of the Kirkland team.”
Ms. Trapp was previously a partner with Dechert.
Kirkland is a global leader in providing sophisticated advice to investment fund sponsors, institutional investors and other market participants in the alternative investment fund space. Kirkland offers clients the unsurpassed resources of an integrated global team across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia providing advice on private fund formation, liquidity solutions, investment management and regulatory counsel, and strategic advisory services. With more than 600 dedicated investment funds attorneys, few firms approach the breadth, depth and scope of Kirkland’s experience in investment funds legal services. Since January 2019, Kirkland has advised more than 1,900 funds closed and in process with total capital commitments in excess of $2.17 trillion.
