Susannah is a leader in the field.”
- The Legal 500 UK, 2025
Susannah Amini is a debt finance partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. She has extensive experience in borrower-side fund finance, acting for many different funds of different asset classes on their capital call / subscription facilities, NAV lines, GP/management company facilities, leverage for secondary transactions and other more bespoke forms of fund finance.
External Recognition
Chambers UK: Ranked for Fund Finance and described by clients as “a leader in the field” (2025)
The Legal 500 UK: Listed as a “Leading Individual” for Fund Finance (2025)
Financial News: Listed as “Rising Stars of European Finance” (2025)
Legal Business: Listed as “Ones to Watch” (2023)
The Drawdown: Listed as one of the Most Influential Fund Finance Experts of 2022 where she is noted for founding “one of the most innovative and fastest growing practice areas in the Firm”
Law.com: Listed as “Rising Stars: The UK's Best Up and Coming Female Lawyers” (2022)
Legal Week: Listed as “40 Under 40: The Rising Stars in Private Equity” (2019)
Experience
Representative Matters
Subscription Facilities
Advising investment funds on their capital call facilities including Apax, BC Partners, Ergon Capital, GLP, HgCapital, IK Investment Partners, Inflexion, Investindustrial, Lion Capital, L Catterton Asia, KLAR, Nordic Capital, Partners Group, Pollen Street Capital, Starwood Capital, Summit Partners, Trilantic Capital and Vitruvian Partners
NAV Facilities
Advising a European private equity fund on a €600 million NAV facility
Advising a European private equity fund on a €310 million NAV facility
Advising a European private equity fund on a US$1.09 billion NAV facility
Advising a European private equity fund on a €1.2 billion NAV facility
Advising a European private equity fund on a €500 million NAV facility
GP Facilities
Advising a European private equity fund on an up to €500 million GP level facility
Advising a European private equity fund on a €180 million GP level facility
Advising a European private equity fund on a €75 million GP level facility
Continuation Fund Financings
Advising a European private equity fund on a €270 million continuation fund financing
Advising a US private equity fund on a €200 million continuation fund financing
