Mourant, a law firm-led professional services business, is expanding its global investment funds offering with the hire of a Partner from Kirkland & Ellis.
Brad Hillson is joining Mourant as Global Head of Private Capital and will be tasked with driving the firm’s private capital practice.
“Mourant’s market leading multi-jurisdictional investment funds platform is exceptional in its breadth and depth and the client response to what we’re building here has been overwhelmingly positive,” Mr Hillson.
“I’m thrilled to join the leadership team at Mourant and privileged to continue to work with many of the world’s leading private equity firms.”
Mourant CEO, Jonathan Rigby, said: “We are delighted to welcome Brad to Mourant. He has a stellar reputation in the market for delivering exceptional service to many of the world’s leading private equity firms. Brad’s global practice will bolster our position as a market leader in cross-border investment fund services, enable us to continue to provide a top-tier funds offering to our clients, and further expand the depth and breadth of our leadership team.”
Global Co-Head of Investment Funds, Alex Last, commented: “Brad brings a wealth of commercial and highly technical experience to our investment funds group. His practice, which spans the US, Europe, and Asia, is squarely aligned with the continued expansion of our funds offering and he brings highly sought-after experience of advising on some of the world’s largest and most complex investment fund transactions. This level of expertise will no doubt be a huge asset to Mourant.”