News About Kirkland & Ellis
Nee takes 40-lawyer Weil private equity, debt finance team to Kirkland
Ramona Nee, who was positioned to be Weil’s next leader, joins alongside five further partners ahead of firm’s winding down
Kirkland, Cravath advise on Thrive Holdings’ $15.3bn take-private of home security business ADT
Kirkland guides Thrive on the transaction, while Cravath counsels ADT
Kirkland to halt reporting financial results to media
World's highest-grossing law firm will no longer voluntarily provide annual revenue and profit figures to the legal media
Kirkland tops global M&A rankings after strongest first nine months for dealmaking since 2021
Chicago-founded giant comfortably ahead of Sullivan & Cromwell and Latham & Watkins in second and third spot respectively
Kirkland, Latham and Jones Day steer Royal Caribbean’s $3bn acquisition of stake in Sandals
Kirkland & Ellis is advising cruise operator on its largest-ever deal, with Latham & Watkins and Jones Day acting for Sandals
Weil adds Dechert, Kirkland PE partners in San Francisco
Incoming duo take Weil's private equity partner count to 20 in California as firm continues to build practice despite recent departures
Quartet of firms steer Madison Air’s $5.6bn acquisition of German fan-maker ebm-papst
Paul Hastings, Kirkland & Ellis and Hengeler Mueller guide Madison Air as Milbank advises ebm-papst’s owner families
Simpson Thacher takes five-partner Kirkland team for Chicago debut
Firm cites aim to build transactional, regulatory and disputes practices in Chicago as it opens office with team of private investment and family office partners
Clutch of law firms guide DCC Energy’s $7.7bn takeover by KKR, ECP
Gibson Dunn, Latham & Watkins, Kirkland & Ellis and Cleary guide KKR’s largest public-to-private transaction in Europe in more than a decade alongside Irish firms Matheson, Arthur Cox and William Fry
Kirkland, Paul Weiss, MoFo guide latest blockbuster pharma merger
Kirkland advises Vertex in $10bn acquisition of Paul Weiss- and Morrison & Foerster-repped Crinetics
Kirkland tops global M&A rankings after strongest first half for dealmaking since records began
Chicago-founded giant comfortably ahead of Skadden and Sullivan & Cromwell in second and third spot respectively
Kirkland, Paul Weiss, Linklaters advise on Volkswagen’s €7.4bn majority-stake sale of marine engine unit to Bain
Volkswagen sells 51% stake in marine engine-maker Everllence to US private equity firm Bain Capital
Kirkland, Gibson Dunn, Baker Botts guide building materials giant CRH’s $8.5bn Arcosa buy
Kirkland counsels Ireland’s CRH with Gibson Dunn and Baker Botts across the table in deal that will expand its exposure to US infrastructure demand
Kirkland, Paul Weiss, Hogan Lovells guide $5.1bn auto parts deal
Combination of Ohio-based Dana with Eaton’s mobility business promises to create a more comprehensive supplier serving commercial- and light-vehicle markets
Kirkland co-builds AI platform with tech firm Palantir
World’s largest law firm has co-developed AI technology to support its private equity clients with fundraising
Cooley expands infrastructure, energy and real estate group with twin partner hire from Kirkland
Kevin Donahue and Jacob Clark join group that was launched in May amid data centre investment boom
Kirkland hires from three firms for Tokyo launch
M&A and debt finance trio join from MoFo, White & Case and Ropes for Chicago giant’s first Asian office outside Greater China
Kirkland to invest $500m building own AI platform
Chicago giant flexes financial muscle to develop proprietary AI products
Kirkland, McGuireWoods called in for NextEra’s $67bn Dominion acquisition
One of the largest energy mergers aims to meet surging AI-driven data centre electricity demand
Kirkland recruits antitrust partner quartet from Cleary across Brussels and London
Top-ranked EU competition lawyer Robbert Snelders among those moving over