Dechert, Kirkland make PE hires

The international law firms have hired private equity lawyers in London and Houston.

Dechert, an international law firm, has appointed Rob Bradshaw as a corporate partner in the firm’s London office.

He is a private equity lawyer, specialising in structured debt financing for private equity firms and their portfolio companies. He joins from Kirkland & Ellis, an international law firm.

Bradshaw’s clients include Bain Capital, TPG Growth, Great Hill Partners and Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets.

In the US, Kirkland & Ellis has hired Shubi Arora, a private equity transactions lawyer, as a partner in its Houston office.

He joins the firm from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. His practice focuses on private equity transactions in the energy sector. His clients include Och-Ziff Capital Management Group and Sanchez Energy.