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Melissa D Kalka
USA Guide 2024
Band 3 : Private Equity: Buyouts
Band 3
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Melissa D. Kalka is an M&A/private equity partner in the Dallas office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Melissa's practice focuses on representing private equity firms and public and private companies in connection with domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, carve-outs, joint ventures and other complex equity holder arrangements. She also represents clients in connection with general corporate governance matters. She has worked with clients in a wide range of industries and sectors, including consumer products, healthcare, manufacturing, technology and infrastructure. She regularly represents many of the leading private equity sponsors, including KKR, Macquarie, GIP, and Lone Star Funds, as well as strategic clients.
Personal
SMU Dedman School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2012. Texas A&M University, B.B.A., Management, cum laude, 2006.
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