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Kirkland & Ellis hires Paul Weiss London head

Kirkland hires private equity M&A heavyweight in London

Last year Kirkland made a series of major hires in London to build a private equity infrastructure team
Last year Kirkland made a series of major hires in London to build a private equity infrastructure team Photo: Vuk Valcic/Getty Images

Kirkland & Ellis has hired US rival Paul Weiss’s London head Alvaro Membrillera.

Membrillera is a highly rated private equity M&A partner whose clients include buyout firms KKR, BC Partners and General Atlantic.

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