James W. Hahn

Partner Investment Funds

Washington, D.C. +1 202 389 3628

James W. Hahn

Overview

Jamie Hahn is an investment funds partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he advises investment funds and other vehicles on a broad range of formation, transactional and regulatory matters, with a particular focus on making private market strategies accessible to public investors. Jamie advises clients on the initial design, formation and ongoing operation of regulated funds and other vehicles seeking to provide sophisticated retail and high-net-worth individuals exposure to alternative asset classes, including asset-backed credit, infrastructure, private equity and real estate. While Jamie primarily focuses his practice on innovative structures for conglomerate and holding companies, private funds and private REITs, he also has experience working with registered funds, including mutual funds, closed-end funds and ETFs.

In addition to formation activities, Jamie has significant experience and frequently counsels asset management firms and operating companies on complex “status” issues under the Investment Company Act, including exclusions related to real estate (Section 3(c)(5)(C)), asset-backed lending and other specialty finance (Section 3(c)(5)(A)/(B)), loan securitizations (Rule 3a-7), and private funds (Sections 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7)). He also regularly advises asset management firms and operating companies on Investment Company Act and Advisers Act issues in connection with corporate transactions, including capital markets offerings and M&A activities involving status and change of control issues.

Recent formations on which Jamie has worked include:

  • Apollo Asset Backed Credit Company LLC (ABC), a non-traded holding company that operates as a lending platform with exposure to asset-backed instruments across multiple sectors, including consumer finance, residential mortgage loans, commercial real estate, hard assets and financial assets*
  • Apollo Infrastructure Company LLC (AIC), a non-traded holding company that operates and manages control-oriented infrastructure assets and finances infrastructure assets through controlled lending company subsidiaries*
  • Blackstone Private Equity Strategies Fund, L.P. (BXPE), a private fund designed to provide high-net- worth individuals with access to Blackstone’s private equity platform*
  • Blue Owl Digital Infrastructure Trust (ODIT), a private real estate vehicle focused on acquiring digital infrastructure assets leased primarily to investment-grade and creditworthy customers*
  • Blue Owl Real Estate Net Lease Trust (ORENT), a private REIT that acquires, owns, finances and leases a diversified portfolio of single-tenant commercial real estate properties subject to long-term net leases*
  • KKR Infrastructure Conglomerate LLC (K-INFRA), a non-traded holding company that seeks to acquire, own and control infrastructure assets or businesses through portfolio companies, special purpose vehicles and other entities*

Representative transactions include advising:

  • Blackstone in connection with the establishment of a new perpetual capital vehicle that acquired 100% of the economic interests of Resolution Life Group Holdings, Ltd.*
  • EJF Acquisition Corp., in connection with its entry into a definitive business combination agreement and plan of merger with Pagaya Technologies*
  • KKR in connection with the issuance of $750 million aggregate principal amount of notes due by KKR Group Finance Co. XII LLC*
  • Mr. Cooper Group and its wholly owned subsidiary Nationstar Mortgage Holdings in connection with Nationstar Mortgage Holdings’ Rule 144A/Regulation S notes offering of $1 billion*

*Prior to Kirkland

Partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

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Thought Leadership

Speaking Engagements

Panelist, “Retail Alternative Advisory Roundtable,” Ultimus Fund Solutions Conference, June 2026

Press Mentions

Quoted, “Kirkland & Ellis on Why Private Wealth is the Next Step on the Ladder,” Private Equity International (PEI), May 1, 2026

Publications

Co-Author, “SEC Proposes Amendments to Modernize and Expand Cross Trade Eligibility for Regulated Funds,” Kirkland Alert, October 15, 2026

Co-Author, “SEC Proposes Significant Rulemakings to Expand and Modernize Retail Fund Access,” Kirkland Alert, October 2, 2026

Co-Author, “SEC Proposes Sweeping Offering Reform — Significant Implications for Registered Closed-End Funds, BDCs and Other Private Wealth Products,” Kirkland Alert, May 21, 2026

Co-Author, “SEC Staff Expands Co-Investment Relief to Registered Open-End Funds,” Kirkland Alert, May 6, 2026

Co-Author, “ILPA White Paper Explores the Growing Presence of Retail Investors in Private Markets,” Kirkland Alert, December 12, 2025

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • District of Columbia
  • New York

Education

  • Georgetown University Law CenterJ.D.
  • Brown UniversityA.B.