Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Expands Private Equity and Corporate Finance Practice

PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to growth enterprises and the financial institutions that invest in and support them, today announced that Christopher W. Kirkham has become a partner at the firm. A highly accomplished and versatile corporate finance expert, Kirkham will be based in the firm's San Francisco office.

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"Christopher has deep experience with private equity firms and their portfolio companies, particularly in the area of debt finance," said CEO Steve Bochner. "We see substantial opportunities in this area, and know that Christopher will be a terrific addition to our already strong mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance teams, particularly as we meet increasing demand from our private equity clients. We welcome him to our partnership."

"Last year, the firm advised on approximately 150 M&A transactions and over 1,000 private financings," said partner John Fore. "Christopher has worked with leading private equity sponsors and a significant number of public and private companies. In addition, he has particular expertise in the technology sector. All of this makes him a great fit for our firm and our clients."

Kirkham specializes in the representation of private equity sponsors, commercial borrowers, and financial institutions in secured and unsecured senior and mezzanine debt financing transactions and related workouts and restructurings. In addition, he has extensive experience advising on cross-border financings and leveraged acquisition transactions, as well as structuring distressed acquisition financings and negotiating credit facilities for investment funds. Kirkham has represented underwriters and U.S. and foreign private issuers with regard to capital markets transactions involving U.S. registered and privately placed equity and debt offerings. He also has represented buyers, targets, and financial advisers in both public and private merger and acquisition transactions.

Prior to joining Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Kirkham was a corporate finance partner in the San Francisco office of O'Melveny & Myers. Before his tenure at O'Melveny & Myers, Kirkham was an associate in the London office of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. He received his J.D. from Columbia Law School in 1998 and earned an M.A. in international affairs from Columbia University the same year. In addition, he received a B.A. in philosophy from the University of York in the United Kingdom in 1992.

About Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati's broad range of services and legal disciplines is focused on serving the principal challenges faced by the management and boards of directors of business enterprises. The firm is nationally recognized as a leader in the fields of corporate governance and finance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, securities class action litigation, employment law, intellectual property, and antitrust, among many other areas of law. With long-standing roots in Silicon Valley, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has offices in Austin, New York, Palo Alto, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, and Washington, D.C. For additional information, please visit www.wsgr.com.

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