Kirkland Advises Warburg Pincus on Close of $3 Billion Financial Services Fund

Kirkland & Ellis advised Warburg Pincus on the close of Warburg Pincus Financial Sector III, L.P. (WPFS III), which closed on $3.0 billion of capital. WPFS III launched in 2024, with a target of $2.5 billion. Over the past five decades, Warburg Pincus has been a leader in investing in financial services companies, deploying nearly $27 billion in over 160 companies across market cycles and remains highly active in today’s dynamic environment.

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The Kirkland team included investment funds lawyers Andrew Wright, Rob Blaustein, Sean Malone, Kevin Lam, Michael Ramsey, Callie McBreen and Indira Selimovic; investment funds regulatory lawyers Norm Champ, Alpa Patel, Xiao-Hong Jing and Natalia Pszenny; tax lawyers David Grenker and Meredith Levy; and financial services regulatory lawyers Adam Skinner and Deirdre Haugh.