Justin Storms

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Overview

Justin Storms is a corporate partner based in the New York office and a member of the firm’s Investment Management Group. Mr. Storms represents ... Read Full Biography

Experience

- KKR in the structuring and negotiation of a preferred equity product established with a leading structured liquidity solutions provider through a structured secondary transaction to generate liquidity on a $1.1 billion portfolio of assets held by KKR’s balance sheet.
- KKR in the formation of KKR Core Investments Partnership SCSp, a $626 million fund organized to make co-investments in “Core” private equity transactions, together with a €1.5 billion fund of one also organized to pursue the strategy.

Justin Storms is a corporate partner based in the New York office and a member of the firm’s Investment Management Group. Mr. Storms represents clients in a wide range of activities in the private alternative investment space, including the organization of traditional private investment funds and co-investment structures, the establishment of bespoke separately managed accounts and platforms, the development of “house” governance and compensation structures, and select representations of institutional investors. Mr. Storms’ recent experience includes acting for clients such as The Carlyle Group, HarbourVest Partners and KKR, among others.Recognized as a leading individual for private equity funds by Chambers Global (2022) and Chambers USA (2022), sources say Mr. Storms is “a thoughtful adviser” and “a resourceful and hands-on partner.” He is said to be “a sophisticated, savvy, commercial lawyer who works tirelessly to deliver high-quality work.” The guides have also described him as “detail-orientated,” “a premier negotiator,” “technically very strong,” “incredibly insightful” and as a “fount of knowledge in fund formation matters.” He receives further praise from clients for his “incredibly deep understanding of the issues at hand” and for being “an extremely commercial and practical lawyer” who is “able to come up with smart and creative solutions.” Mr. Storms is also recognized as a Next Generation Partner by The Legal 500 US (2022), where clients note that he is “brilliant in both his technical and commercial approach.” Mr. Storms joined the firm in 2019. He received his B.A. summa cum laude from The University of Texas in 2000 and a J.D. magna cum laude from New York University School of Law in 2003. He is admitted to practice in New York.