Lawrence Ho
Overview
Lawrence Ho is a corporate associate in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. His practice includes public and private mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions and debt finance transactions. Prior to joining Kirkland, Lawrence worked as an analyst in the corporate and investment banking group of a global investment bank in New York.
Experience
Representative Matters
Since joining Kirkland, Lawrence has been involved in the following matters, advising:
- The Jordan Company-backed Sunny Sky Products in its acquisition of Bevolution Group, a provider of beverage solutions from Highlander Partners.
- Apax Partners LLP in its ~$450 million investment in IBS Software.
- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) in its acquisition of Versanis Bio, Inc. for up to $1.925 billion.
- Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), a global leader in analytical instruments and software, in its acquisition of Wyatt Technology, a pioneer in innovative light scattering and field-flow fractionation instruments, software, accessories and services.
- BC Partners in its acquisition of Madison Logic.
- EQT and its portfolio company WorkWave, on WorkWave’s acquisition of TaskEasy.
- Metromile in its acquisition by Lemonade through an all-stock merger transaction.
- EQT and its portfolio company Recipharm, a global contract development and manufacturing organization (“CDMO”), on the acquisition of Vibalogics, a virotherapy CDMO, and Arranta Bio, a prominent advanced therapy CDMO.
- Presidio, a BC Partners portfolio company, in its $150 million offering of senior unsecured notes.
- KKR in connection with the financing for its investment in Beacon Pointe.
- New Mountain Capital and its portfolio company TRC Companies, on a growth investment in TRC Companies from Warburg Pincus.
Prior Experience
Summer Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 2020
Analyst, Corporate & Investment Banking, TD Securities (USA) LLC, 2016–2018
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2022New York
Languages
- English
- Mandarin
Education
- Columbia Law SchoolJ.D.2021Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
- Columbia Business SchoolM.B.A.2021
- New York University Stern School of BusinessB.S., Finance & Accountingcum laude2016
News &
Insights
- Award IBLJ Deals of the Year 2023
- Press Release Kirkland Counsels Funds Advised by Apax Partners LLP on Investment in Travel Tech Company IBS Software
- Press Release Kirkland Advises Waters Corporation on Acquisition of Wyatt Technology
- Press Release Kirkland Advises Recipharm on Acquisitions of Vibalogics and Arranta Bio