Krishna Skandakumar

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Tel: +1 212 909 6872

Overview

Krishna Skandakumar is Co-Chair of the Private Funds Transactions Group and a partner in the firm’s Investment Management Group. His practice focuses ... Read Full Biography

Experience

- Carlyle in the closing of a single-asset continuation vehicle for Content Partners, an investment firm and asset manager focused on film, television, music and other entertainment properties.
- Coller Capital in Abry Private Debt’s acquisition of a $330 million private credit portfolio.
- Ares Secondaries in its co-lead investment in a continuation fund transaction established by Bansk Group to support the continued growth of Arcadia Consumer Healthcare.

Education

Australian National University, 2012, LL.B.
University of Melbourne, 2017, LL.M.

Krishna Skandakumar is Co-Chair of the Private Funds Transactions Group and a partner in the firm’s Investment Management Group. His practice focuses on advising private equity sponsors and investors on complex secondaries transactions and related liquidity solutions, including continuation vehicles, LP portfolio sales, tender offers and recapitalizations. Mr. Skandakumar is recommended by Chambers USA (2026), where clients and sources praise his “sharp judgment” and “excellent client service and commercial awareness.” He is described as “a well-rounded, pragmatic and highly sophisticated lawyer” who brings “a thoughtful, pragmatic approach to complex structuring and negotiations.” Sources further note that he provides “calm, decisive leadership” that “materially contributes to efficient execution and successful outcomes.”He earned his degree in Actuarial Studies and Law in 2012 and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice in 2013, both from The Australian National University, and received his LLM from the University of Melbourne in 2017.