Kirkland & Ellis

We’re excited to share our new microsite, which features stories about our people, commitment to DEI, life-changing pro bono work, and focus on employee wellbeing and reducing our environmental impact. Our success in these endeavors is fundamentally tied to our service-forward culture, and we invite you to explore how we’re “Serving our world.” Learn more: https://lnkd.in/giuujFjY

A Kirkland team led by corporate partners Debbie Yee, Patrick Y. Moneypenny and Jessica Berkowitz advised TPG Rise Climate Transition Infrastructure on its definitive agreement to acquire Altus Power, Inc. for $5.00 per share of its Class A common stock in an all-cash transaction that values the Company at approximately $2.2 billion, including outstanding debt. Read more: https://lnkd.in/guwVGgBz

We’re proud to be recommended in private equity and tax in the inaugural edition of Chambers and Partners France. Clients called our Paris team “highly knowledgeable, able to handle sophisticated and complex transactions, available, business- and commercially-oriented, efficient, reliable and trustworthy.” Our Paris team brings vast experience handling French law private equity transactions, including on cross-border and international deals throughout Europe. They have advised on complex mergers, acquisitions and investments for financial sponsors, sovereign wealth funds and pension funds. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ghvnvKGF

A Kirkland team led by corporate partners Marshall Shaffer, Edward J. Lee and Andrew Norwich advised Crown Laboratories, Inc. on the close of an agreement to purchase Revance Therapeutics, Inc. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gdHbgXB7

We recently sponsored the Global Banking & Markets: Saudi Arabia 2025 conference, which explored mobilizing global capital to support the Kingdom’s growth. Kirkland partner Kamran Bajwa moderated a panel focused on prospects for private equity in the Kingdom, featuring panelists Kartik Patel of Ashmore and Rawan Aljermawi, CFA of Jada Fund of Funds. Kirkland partners James Clark and Mohsin Iqbal joined a panel discussion, moderated by Richard Banks of Soling Partners, on how private infrastructure investments are essential to Vision 2030. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eDr8gbHM

We’re proud to be recognized in the 2025 “WTR 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals” for our work in trademark enforcement, litigation, prosecution and strategy. World Trademark Review noted our “gold-standard abilities in intellectual property litigation” and “record of victories in high-stakes matters,” highlighting our “cutting-edge approach to trademarks” and “steadfast representation of clients in some of the most contentious matters in the field.” Our trademark attorneys have decades of experience handling some of the highest profile trademark matters with extraordinary results. Our lawyers are frequently called on to provide strategic advice on how best to protect, maintain and enhance valuable intellectual property assets — including building brands and businesses — on a worldwide basis. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gNAciaZK

A Kirkland team led by investment funds partners Patrick Valenti and David Stults advised Longshore Capital Partners on the final closing of Longshore Capital Partners Fund II, which was oversubscribed and closed at its revised hard cap with $325 million in committed capital, comfortably surpassing its initial fundraising target of $275 million. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gJE_pNjE

The Department of Justice released a final rule implementing Executive Order 14117, which aims to protect sensitive government-related and personal data. Our attorneys look at the scope and implications of the rule as it takes effect in 2025. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gT2kqNeP

Last week, we sponsored the Securities Enforcement Forum New York, a one-day conference that brings together current and former SEC officials, securities enforcement and white-collar attorneys, in-house counsel and compliance executives, and other leading professionals in the field. Partner Zachary Brez joined a panel on “SEC Practice: Best Practices in Testimony, Wells Process, Settlements and APs.” Learn more: https://lnkd.in/d8hHRFhU

Congrats to partner Matthew Elliott on being named to Private Equity News’ 2025 list of the “Twenty Most Influential in Real Estate.” 🎉 Matt was recognized for leading significant real estate and private equity transactions across Europe, including representing GIC on a co-investment with Blackstone in Hotel Investment Partners and TDR-backed Asda Group on the sale and leaseback of dozens of supermarkets. Matt is a corporate partner and advises on public and private corporate transactions, M&A deals, joint ventures, securities offerings and more. Read more: https://lnkd.in/d86SY8xP