The transatlantic recruits expand Willkie's secondaries and GP-led liquidity solutions capabilities across London and Washington, DC.
The hiring spree adds experience across GP stakes, GP-led secondaries, and continuation vehicle transactions, as competition among law firms for established secondaries talent intensifies.
"Our clients have told us that they need market leading secondaries capability. We listened," said UK Managing Partner Denise Gibson.
The former Freshfields Global Co-Head of Private Funds and Secondaries will advise on secondary transactions and related liquidity solutions, including CVs, LP portfolio sales, and recapitalizations.
The former Reed Smith fund finance counsel advises on a full range of products, including subscription, NAV, GP, co-invest, management line, and continuation vehicle financings.
The fund finance veteran brings more than two decades of experience advising lenders across a range of products, including secondary fund facilities and NAV loans.
The massive Paris-based hiring spree adds expertise across secondaries, GP stakes, and evergreen fund structures.
The former Fried Frank Partner brings fund formation, secondaries, co-investments, and GP stakes experience to the London team.
The former Kirkland & Ellis Partner advises on the full spectrum of secondary transactions, including GP-leds, pref equity investments, and LP sales.
The firm added Partners from Kirkland and Morgan Lewis, bringing experience across GP-led and GP stake transactions.
