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Kirkland Advises Charlesbank on Debt Backing MSO and Strategic Growth Investment

Kirkland & Ellis advised Charlesbank Capital Partners on the debt backing the formation of WSHB Support Services, a management services organization that will provide non-legal operational ...
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Kirkland Advises Forward Consumer Partners on Acquisition of Welly

Kirkland & Ellis advised Forward Consumer Partners on definitive documentation with Unilever PLC (LSE: ULVR) to acquire Unilever’s Welly Health PBC business unit. Welly is a leading consumer ...
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Kirkland & Ellis Welcomes Leading Commercial Litigator Alex Kaplan

Kirkland & Ellis announced today that leading commercial trial lawyer Alex Kaplan will join the Firm as a partner in its Litigation Practice Group.
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Kirkland Advises Switch on Close of $840 Million Asset-Backed Securities Offering

Kirkland & Ellis advised Switch, a premier provider of AI, cloud and enterprise data centers, on the closing of an asset-backed securities offering, raising approximately $840 million through its ...
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Kirkland Advises Ithaca Holdings on $1.3 Billion Acquisition of Bumble Inc.

Kirkland & Ellis advised Ithaca Holdings on a definitive agreement to acquire Bumble Inc. (Nasdaq: BMBL) for $1.3 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Bumble common shareholders will receive ...
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Kirkland Advises CCC on $6.1 Billion Acquisition by GTCR and Elliott

Kirkland & Ellis advised CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: CCC), a leading SaaS and AI platform provider for the multi-trillion-dollar insurance economy, on a definitive agreement to be ...
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Partner Jonathan Brit Receives ABA Pro Bono Publico Award

The American Bar Association (ABA) recognized Kirkland partner Jonathan Brit with its 2026 Pro Bono Publico Award, which honors lawyers who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to volunteer legal ...
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SEC Proposes Amendments to Modernize and Expand Cross Trade Eligibility for Regulated Funds

The SEC also proposed to amend Forms N-PORT and N-MFP to require reporting of cross-trade transactions made in reliance on Rule 17a-7, on an aggregated basis, if the Regulated Fund engaged in cross ...
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Kirkland Advises Aphias Capital on Close of Inaugural Fund at Over $1.05 Billion

Kirkland & Ellis advised Aphias Capital, a sector-focused lower-middle-market private equity firm specializing in healthcare services and essential services, on the final close of Aphias Capital Fund ...
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Kirkland Advises KKR on Expansion of JV with TotalEnergies, Adding 700 MW U.S. Renewables Portfolio

Kirkland & Ellis advised KKR, a leading global investment firm, on the signing of an agreement with TotalEnergies to add 700 MW to the 50/50 joint venture they created in the U.S. in 2025, which ...
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Partner Aparna Yenamandra Among American Bankruptcy Institute’s “40 Under 40”

Aparna’s practice focuses on representing debtors, creditors and other stakeholders in all aspects of corporate restructuring and insolvency proceedings.
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Kirkland & Ellis Welcomes Back Nelson Ni as Partner in Shanghai

Kirkland & Ellis announced today that Nelson Ni will rejoin the Firm as a partner in its Shanghai office. Nelson is a highly regarded corporate lawyer with extensive experience advising private equity ...