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Carol Liu

Partner · Kirkland & Ellis

Hong KongInvestment FundsEnglish, Mandarin

About

Private investment funds partner at Kirkland & Ellis in Hong Kong, advising global and Asian fund sponsors on structuring and forming private investment funds across various strategies, including buyout, growth capital, venture capital, fund of funds, private credit, real estate, infrastructure, co-investment funds, and separate managed accounts, in sectors such as healthcare, TMT, consumer, financial sector, and across jurisdictions including China, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, and India. Also advises on carried interest and compensation incentives, GP stakes transactions, succession planning, and complex fund-related transactions such as GP-led restructurings, LP tender offers, stapled secondaries, preferred equity transactions, and LP portfolio sales.

Practice area

Investment Funds

Office

Education

  • University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., with Honors, 2005
  • Central China Normal University Law School, L.L.M., 1999
  • Central China Normal University, School of Foreign Languages - The Department of English Language and Literature, B.A., English, 1997

Languages

EnglishMandarin