11 May, 2018
Kirkland & Ellis represented BGH Capital in the raising of its first private equity fund with a focus on investment in Australia and New Zealand.
BGH was founded by Ben Gray and Simon Harle (formerly partners of TPG Capital) and Robin Bishop (formerly head of Macquarie Capital in Australia and New Zealand).
The fund, which held its final closing with commitments at around A$2.6 billion (approximately US$2 billion), is the largest ever first time fund focused on investment in Australia and New Zealand.
The Kirkland team was led by investment funds partners Justin Dolling and Jonathan Tadd and included tax partner David Grenker, regulatory partner Adam Skinner and investment funds partner Corey Zarse.
