Ugo Nwasike
Overview
Ugo Nwasike is a corporate partner in the Los Angeles office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Ugo’s practice focuses on capital raising. He advises private equity, venture capital and real estate sponsors on the formation, structuring and management of their private investment funds, as well as the operational, legal and regulatory issues facing them.
Representative Clients
KKR, Windjammer Capital, L Catterton, The Carlyle Group, KPS Capital Partners and GTCR.
Experience
Representative Matters
KKR in the formation of an approximately $1 billion co-investment vehicle.
Windjammer Capital in the formation of its sixth flagship fund, Windjammer Capital Fund VI, a $1.3 billion fund.
L Catterton in the formation of its ninth flagship fund, L Catterton IX, a $4.6 billion dollar fund.
The Carlyle Group in the formation of Carlyle Renewable and Sustainable Energy Fund, a $645 million fund.
GTCR in the formation of its $7.5 billion GTCR Fund XIII.
KPS Capital Partners in the formation of KPS Special Situations Fund V, a $6 billion fund and KPS Special Situations Mid-Cap Fund, a $1 billion fund.
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2022California
- 2019New York
Languages
- English
- Igbo/Ibo
Education
- University of California, Berkeley, School of LawJ.D.2018Business Law Journal
- Claremont McKenna CollegeB.A., Government & Legal Studies2014