Monica Kwok
Partner
Overview
Monica Kwok is a private equity attorney in Holland & Knight's Boston office. Ms. Kwok has significant experience representing search funds, independent sponsors and traditional private equity clients in a broad range of general corporate advisory and transactional matters. Her nationally recognized practice centers on private equity investments, leveraged buyouts, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), divestitures and other strategic transactions.
Ms. Kwok offers a sophisticated understanding of strategic fundraising and regularly partners with founders, sponsors and investors to design and structure bespoke committed capital vehicles and long-term management holding companies with capital call and drawdown mechanics that align with each client's investment strategy, liquidity profile and investor base.
Ms. Kwok leads a prominent search fund practice, advising search fund clients in all phases of the search fund life cycle, including fund formation, capital raising, acquisitions, ongoing operations and beyond. Her dealmaking experience spans transactions across industries, including technology, life sciences and consumer retail.
Ms. Kwok is a frequent writer and speaker on topics related to M&A, search funds, committed capital vehicles and various acquisition and fundraising strategies.
Credentials
- Harvard Law School, J.D.
- University of Pennsylvania, B.A., summa cum laude
- Massachusetts
- National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA), Corporate Transactions Committee, Co-Chair
- Cambridge Arts Association, Nominating Committee
- The Best Lawyers in America guide, Ones to Watch, Corporate Law, 2026
- #1 M&A Author of the Year, JD Supra Readers' Choice Awards, 2026
- New Leader in the Law, New England Legal Awards, 2024
- Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Excellence in the Law (Up & Coming), 2022