Paul, Weiss, Rifkind Wharton & Garrison is expected to launch a funds practice in Europe with the hire of Kirkland & Ellis London partner James King, according to two people with knowledge of the move.

King, who has been a partner at Kirkland since 2019, is poised to be the latest to join the expansive New York firm’s U.K. operation since it began hiring in earnest late last year. The move has not yet been finalised, according to two people.