Freshfields announced today that Eva Y. Mak has joined the firm as a private capital partner based in the Silicon Valley office. Eva’s practice is focused on the representation of private equity, growth and venture funds and their portfolio companies in large capital, mid-market and growth transactions. Freshfields is a globally recognized market leader for private equity. Over the past 18 months, the firm has expanded its private capital offering with a number of strategic hires in private equity, leveraged finance and private funds and secondaries across the U.S., Europe and Asia. In the U.S., those additions include New York-based Global Co-Head of Private Capital Neal J. Reenan, Head of U.S. Private Capital Ian N. Bushner, Head of US Leveraged Finance Allison Liff, Global Co-Head of Private Funds and Secondaries Timothy J. Clark, Head of U.S. Private Credit & Capital Solutions Damian Ridealgh, as well as partners Ivet Bell and H.T. Flanagan. Neal stated: “Eva has represented some of the most active West Coast private equity and growth investors. Her impressive and varied deal experience underscores Eva’s strong market reputation. We are thrilled Eva has joined our team, immediately enhancing our private capital platform in the San Francisco Bay Area and continuing our private equity and M&A growth trajectory around the world.” U.S. Managing Partner Sarah Solum added: “We’re excited that such an in-demand, experienced private capital M&A lawyer as Eva has joined Freshfields. Her representation of premier private equity clients and experience leading deals ranging from large buyouts to growth equity investments is completely in line with our efforts to continue growing the firm on the West Coast.” Eva noted: “I was attracted to Freshfields’ growth trajectory in the U.S. and its commitment to building a truly global platform. I am thrilled to be joining Freshfields at such an exciting time in its expansion and I am looking forward to joining this extraordinary team and further Freshfields' private capital practice in the San Francisco Bay Area, the U.S. and around the globe.” Freshfields’ corporate practice was also recently strengthened by additions in New York of tax partner Steven Matays and M&A partners Sanjay Murti, Steven Li and Josh Ayal earlier this year. Eva is also the latest addition in Silicon Valley following M&A partner Denny Kwon, strategic risk and crisis management partners Beth George and Megan Kayo, litigator Tina Sessions and Global Chief Innovation Officer Gil Perez.