Cleary Taps Zhang as Private Funds, Sponsor Solutions Partner

Sept. 22, 2025, 2:36 PM UTC

Xin Florence Zhang joined Cleary Gottlieb as a partner in its private funds and sponsor solutions groups in New York, the firm announced Monday.

Zhang advises financial sponsors, investors, and asset managers on various liquidity transactions, especially on GP staking and seeding through equity, debt, or preferred equity structures. She also advises sponsors undergoing changes to their governance structures on equity ownership, governance arrangements, compensation structures, and related matters that arise from business combination transactions, the firm said.

She joins from Kirkland & Ellis, according to her LinkedIn profile.

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