--- title: "Kirkland & Ellis International LLP: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/kirkland-and-ellis-international-llp-london-706756 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-11-03 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Kirkland & Ellis International LLP: UK sponsor licence status > As of 3 November 2026, Kirkland & Ellis International LLP (London) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 2013 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Industry: Professional Services - Town: London - Companies House number: OE009299 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/OE009299) - Website: https://www.kirkland.com/offices/london - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kirkland-&-ellis-llp - Register data as of: 3 November 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/kirkland-and-ellis-international-llp-london-706756 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,663 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 10,281 in Professional Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/professional-services - Among 10,774 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 11 changes worth checking, checked 2 November 2026, newest first: - 23 Jun 2026: New managing-officer appointed: SHIELD, Christopher John Dean. Managing officer change recorded on 23 Jun 2026. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Feb 2026: Managing-officer resigned: POWELL, Jeffrey. Managing officer change recorded on 1 Feb 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 12 Sep 2024: Managing-officer resigned: STEINMETZ, Matthew. Managing officer change recorded on 12 Sep 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 12 Sep 2024: New managing-officer appointed: KASSOF, Andrew Alan. Managing officer change recorded on 12 Sep 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 11 Sep 2023: New managing-officer appointed: BACON, Douglas Edward. Managing officer change recorded on 11 Sep 2023. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 10 Sep 2023: Managing-officer resigned: MAYNES, Todd. Managing officer change recorded on 10 Sep 2023. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 21 Dec 2022: New managing-officer appointed: POWELL, Jeffrey. Managing officer change recorded on 21 Dec 2022. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 21 Dec 2022: New managing-officer appointed: STEINMETZ, Matthew. Managing officer change recorded on 21 Dec 2022. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 21 Dec 2022: New managing-officer appointed: MAYNES, Todd. Managing officer change recorded on 21 Dec 2022. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 21 Dec 2022: New managing-officer appointed: ELLIOTT, Matthew Kieron. Managing officer change recorded on 21 Dec 2022. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 21 Dec 2022: New managing-officer appointed: LUCAS, Stephen Bryan. Managing officer change recorded on 21 Dec 2022. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. Companies House cannot show who holds the licence roles or whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so these are prompts to check against your own records, not findings. ## Sponsored jobs No listings matched yet. Job listings are harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched back to the register by employer name. ## Common questions about Kirkland & Ellis International LLP ### Is Kirkland & Ellis International LLP a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Kirkland & Ellis International LLP in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Kirkland & Ellis International LLP sponsor? Kirkland & Ellis International LLP is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Kirkland & Ellis International LLP based? The register lists Kirkland & Ellis International LLP at London. This is usually the head office; the job itself may be somewhere else. ### How current is this information? This page uses the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, as published on 3 November 2026. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK. ## About this data - Source register: UK Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors (Workers), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers (Open Government Licence v3). GOV.UK is authoritative; confirm there before relying on a licence status. - Company records: Companies House, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/ - Published by Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk), an OISC-regulated UK immigration provider. This is public register data, not legal advice. - "First seen on the register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date. - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/kirkland-and-ellis-international-llp-london-706756 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/kirkland-and-ellis-international-llp-london-706756.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? Request a correction from the web page and the Borderless team will check it.