Sabrina C. Glaser
Partner Investment Funds
Overview
Sabrina Glaser is a partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Sabrina advises clients on ERISA and fiduciary issues in connection with the investment of pension plan assets, including compliance with ERISA's fiduciary obligations and prohibited transaction rules. She regularly counsels fund sponsors and other investment managers on the structuring and regulatory considerations of private equity funds and other investment vehicles, including funds structured as VCOCs and REOCs. Sabrina has advised on significant pension plan investments on every inhabited continent and in all major sectors of the global economy.
Experience
Representative Matters
Since joining Kirkland, Sabrina has advised on the following matters:
- Blackstone Credit & Insurance in its inaugural open-ended, evergreen multi-asset credit fund
- GLP Capital Partners in its pending $3.7 billion sale of GCP International, an alternative asset manager, to Ares Management Corp.
- Warburg Pincus in connection with the formation of its 14th flagship fund, a $17.3 billion buyout fund investing globally in technology, financials, healthcare, real estate, energy and industrials
- Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a leading independent infrastructure fund manager, in connection with its agreement to be acquired by BlackRock, Inc.
- Macquarie in connection with the formation of Macquarie Infrastructure Partners VI, a target $7 billion infrastructure fund
- Blackstone in connection with the formation of Blackstone Green Private Credit Fund III (BGREEN III), a $7.1 billion energy transition credit fund
- TPG Real Estate in connection with the formation of TPG Real Estate Partners IV, a $6.8 billion opportunistic real estate equity fund
- KKR in connection with the formation of KKR Asia Property Partners (KAPP), an Asia-focused, open-ended core plus real estate fund
- Blue Owl Real Estate Capital in connection with a $192 million sale-leaseback transaction with Western Digital relating to a semiconductor manufacturing facility located near San Jose, California
- Hunter Point Capital, in connection with its strategic minority investment in The Vistria Group, a middle-market private investment firm
- Andreessen Horowitz in connection with the establishment of its third Cultural Leadership Fund (CLF III)
Prior to joining Kirkland, Sabrina advised on the following matters:
Sponsor/Manager Representations
- Carlyle Group’s real estate secondaries program, on Metropolitan Real Estate’s Secondaries Program II, a $1.2 billion fund
- Hamilton Lane, on a $3.9 billion secondary-focused private equity fund
- Index Ventures, on a $2 billion growth-stage fund and a $900 million early-stage fund
- A $2 trillion asset management firm in connection with retail product offerings, fund formation, and investment matters spanning a variety of asset classes
- A cryptocurrency-focused technology and financial services firm in connection with product offerings
Limited Partner/Investor Representations
- A $10 trillion asset management firm in connection with investments in private equity and hedge funds
- A $127 billion asset management firm in connection with investments in private equity, hedge funds, and real estate
- A $20 billion private pension plan in connection with its investments in private equity, hedge funds, and real estate
Prior Experience
Counsel, Ropes & Gray LLP
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Thought Leadership
Press Mentions
"Misconduct could cost global banks dear over pension funds," The Financial Times, 2023
Memberships & Affiliations
Board Member, You Gotta Believe!
Board Member, Friends of Pelham Public Library
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2007New York
Education
- Yale Law SchoolJ.D.2006
Managing Editor, Yale Journal on Regulation
Submissions Editor, Yale Journal of Law & Feminism
- University of DelawareB.A., Psychology & Communicationswith Honors2003
News &
Insights
- Press Release Kirkland Counsels Pearl Energy Investments on Closing of Oversubscribed Fund IV at $999.9 Million
- Press Release Kirkland Advises Nordic Capital on Close of Nordic Capital Evolution Fund II
- Press Release Kirkland Represents Warburg Pincus on its $2.2 Billion Multi-Asset Continuation Fund
- Press Release Kirkland Advises Triton Partners on Final Closing of Triton Debt Opportunities Fund III at over €1 Billion
- Press Release Kirkland Counsels Pelican Energy Partners on Final Closing of Oversubscribed Inaugural Nuclear Energy Fund