Kirkland & Ellis to Open in Boston as Part of Private Equity Expansion

Kirkland & Ellis will open an office in Boston as part of a firm-wide push to expand its private equity practice.

The firm will open an office in Boston in June, it announced Monday.

“We’re looking to build upon our private equity practice,” corporate partner Jon A. Ballis, said. And Boston is the place for that, he said.

Private equity work will be the complete focus of the Boston office, at least for a while, Ballis said.

“We’ve had relationships in Boston for decades. This is a new evolution, so we can be closer to our existing clients and ones ...