Yizhou (Jo) Xu is Counsel in the Firm’s Private Funds Practice where she advises clients on the establishment and operation of private investment funds including real estate funds, buyout funds and other customized fund arrangements. Jo has represented leading sponsors such as American Industrial Partners, Carlyle, KKR, Lexington Capital Partners, Lone Star, Pretium, Rockpoint Group, Square Mile Capital Management and Sterling Investment Partners.
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Work Highlights
- American Industrial Partners in the establishment of its eighth private equity fund, the $5 billion American Industrial Partners VIII
- Sterling Investment Partners in the establishment of the $934 million Sterling Investment Partners IV
- KKR in the establishment of its second European real estate fund, the $2.2 billion KKR Real Estate Partners Europe II (REPE II)
- Lexington Capital Partners in the establishment of the $14 billion Lexington Capital Partners IX
Education
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New York University School of Law, 2014 J.D.
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Dartmouth College, 2009 B.A.
Admissions
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California 2023
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New York 2015
Yizhou (Jo) Xu is Counsel in the Firm’s Private Funds Practice where she advises clients on the establishment and operation of private investment funds including real estate funds, buyout funds and other customized fund arrangements. Jo has represented leading sponsors such as American Industrial Partners, Carlyle, KKR, Lexington Capital Partners, Lone Star, Pretium, Rockpoint Group, Square Mile Capital Management and Sterling Investment Partners.
Notable work highlights include representation of:
- American Industrial Partners in the establishment of its eighth private equity fund, the $5 billion American Industrial Partners VIII
- Sterling Investment Partners in the establishment of the $934 million Sterling Investment Partners IV
- KKR in the establishment of its second European real estate fund, the $2.2 billion KKR Real Estate Partners Europe II (REPE II)
- Lexington Capital Partners in the establishment of the $14 billion Lexington Capital Partners IX
Jo received her J.D. from New York University School of Law in 2014 and her B.A. from the Dartmouth College in 2009. She is admitted to practice in New York and California.