Benjamin Lea Hoekstra

benjamin.hoekstra@lw.com

+1.213.891.8405

benjamin.hoekstra@lw.com

Profile

Benjamin Hoekstra is an associate in the Los Angeles and New York offices of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm’s Investment Funds Practice.

Benjamin advises private equity sponsors on investment fund formation, investment structuring, and related transactions.

Prior to joining the firm, Benjamin worked as a financial forecasting software developer and financial analyst and passed the Uniform CPA examination.

Qualifications

Bar Qualification

California
New York

Education

JD, Fordham University School of Law, 2020
magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
BS in Accounting & Spanish, University of Idaho, 2007

Practices

Investment Funds

This view from West 57th Street in Midtown Manhattan looks up at the tall buildings along the street. Some of the buildings seen here are Central Park Tower, One57 and Steinway Tower.

October 1, 2024 Our Work

Latham & Watkins Advises TJC on US$2.1 Billion Continuation Fund

Multidisciplinary team led by members of the firm’s investment funds and M&A practices represented the middle-market private equity firm on its second continuation fund.

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May 10, 2024 Our Work

Latham & Watkins Advises ArcLight in Its Acquisition and Financing of a 16% Interest in the Gulf Coast Express Pipeline

A multidisciplinary team advises the energy and infrastructure private equity firm in the transaction.

February 12, 2024 Our Work

Latham & Watkins Advises Encore Consumer Capital on US$258 Million Fund Formation

October 12, 2022 Our Work

Latham & Watkins Advises Simon® in Strategic Partnership With Jamestown

September 6, 2022 Our Work