Kirkland & Ellis Expands M&A Practice with Davis Hire
Jonathan Davis joined Kirkland & Ellis’ New York office as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. Davis joined the firm from Cravath, Swaine & Moore.
Jonathan Davis joined Kirkland & Ellis’ New York office as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. Davis joined the firm from Cravath, Swaine & Moore.
Doug Bacon joined Kirkland & Ellis as a corporate partner in its Houston office.
Kirkland & Ellis represented private equity firm Arsenal Capital Partners in its fundraising for Arsenal Capital Fund IV at its $1.3 billion hard cap.
Kirkland & Ellis represented Bayside, a credit affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, as the largest lender in the restructuring of the Bodybell group of companies.
SunOpta, a global company focused on organic, non-genetically modified and specialty foods, entered into an agreement with Oaktree Capital Management to secure $85 million in equity financing. Kirkland & Ellis advised Oaktree.
Kirkland & Ellis International added private equity corporate partner David Holdsworth and private equity tax partner Tim Lowe to the firm’s London office. They both join Kirkland from the London office of Linklaters.
Reuters reported Attorney Richard Cieri, a bankruptcy veteran who helps run law firm Kirkland & Ellis’ restructuring practice, is retiring, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Kirkland & Ellis represented Kerneos Tech Group SAS in connection with the offering of €200 million ($278 million) 5.75% senior secured fixed rate notes due 2021 and €150 million ($208 million) senior secured floating rate notes due 2021, which closed on March 13, 2014.
Audax Group announced it acquired CURT Manufacturing. GE Capital provided senior debt financing, and BB&T Capital Partners provided junior debt financing.
Bob’s Discount Furniture announced the signing of a definitive agreement to sell a majority stake in the company to Bain Capital, a global private investment firm. Financing is being provided by RBC and UBS.