Joanne Mak is an investment funds partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Joanne advises and represents clients with respect to traditional portfolio sales, structured secondaries, synthetic secondaries, stapled secondary offerings, preferred equity and fund recapitalizations. Joanne also advises and represents private funds in connection with direct co-investments and other transactional matters.
Experience
Representative Matters
Since joining Kirkland, Joanne has advised on the following matters:
Cathay Life Insurance on sale of LP Interests in 17 Infrastructure Funds
Triton Partners on its creation and closing of Triton IV Continuation Fund
Whitehorse on a preferred equity investment with a blue-chip European sponsor
Lexington in connection with several secondary transactions
HarbourVest in connection with several secondary transactions and continuation vehicle transactions
PSP Investments in connection with a $1 billion portfolio sale
Access Capital in connection with the sale of a portfolio of fund interests to a new vehicle
Five Arrows on a number of sell-side GP-led transactions
Triton Partners on its multi-asset GP-led restructuring and the formation of a continuation fund
Lion Capital on its €477 million GP-led restructuring of its 2007-and 2010-vintage funds into a continuation fund
Vitruvian in connection with a restructuring of Vitruvian Investment Partnership I
Resolution Life Group Holdings on its formation, raising over $3 billion for life insurance investments
Prior to joining Kirkland, Joanne advised on the following matters:
The GP-led restructuring of Investindustrial IV LP and the creation and closing of Investindustrial IV Build Up LP
The GP-led restructuring of Innova/5 LP and the creation and closing of Innova/5 Prime LP and Innova/6 SCSp
Prior Experience
Paul Hastings LLP, London
Associate, 2017–2018
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2017, Admitted to practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales
