Anna Maria Alexandrou
Overview
Anna Maria Alexandrou is an investment funds partner based in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.
Anna Maria advises and represents clients with respect to all aspects of the structuring and operation of private funds, with a focus on private equity (including growth and venture capital) and credit. She routinely advises clients on the formation of separately managed accounts, co-investments, as well as on management company issues and carried interest arrangements. Anna Maria has also advised on strategic firm transactions and extraordinary events, such as investor default and founder separations.
Anna Maria also has experience in advising on carried interest, co-investment and other incentive arrangements.
Experience
Representative Matters
Since joining Kirkland in March 2019, Anna has advised on the following:
- Vitruvian Partners on the establishment of Vitruvian Investment Partnership IV, a €4 billion fund to invest in growth capital and mid market investment opportunities in Europe.
- Ares Management Corporation on the closing of its fifth European direct lending fund, Ares Capital Europe V, with a final fund size of €11 billion.
- Resolution Life Group Holdings on its formation, raising over $3 billion for life insurance investments.
- GIC on its joint venture with Melcombe Partners to acquire and develop urban logistics properties in Europe.
Prior to joining Kirkland in March 2019, Anna advised on the following:
- SoftBank Group Corp on the set up and fundraise of the SoftBank Vision Fund.
- Aermont Capital on the establishment of its €2 billion fourth generation European real estate fund.
- Prologis in connection with its £1 billion real estate joint venture with CBRE Global Investment Partners.
- Advising a number of sovereign wealth funds and pensions funds in relation to their investments in a wide range of major private equity, real estate and debt funds, including managed accounts.
Prior Experience
SoftBank Advisers
- Secondment (June 2019–December 2019)
Linklaters LLP
- Associate (2017–2019)
- Trainee Solicitor (2015–2017)
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2017, Admitted to practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales
Languages
- English
- Greek
Education
- University of Law, LondonLegal Practice Course2015
- University of CambridgeB.A., LawHons2014
News &
Insights
- Press Release Kirkland Advises Vitruvian Partners on Formation of €7.3 Billion Vitruvian Investment Partnership V
- Press Release Kirkland Advises Nextech on Merger of Silverback Therapeutics and ARS Pharmaceuticals
- Press Release Kirkland Advises Ares Management Corporation on its Fifth European Direct Lending Fund
- Press Release Kirkland Advises GIC on Joint Venture with Melcombe Partners for European Urban Logistics Assets