Kirkland & Ellis

A Kirkland team led by investment funds partners Brett Saltzman and Michael Wester, tax partner Stan Ramsay and investment funds regulatory partner Nicholas Hemmingsen advised Core Spaces on the final close of its latest flagship fund, with approximately $1.64 billion in total capital commitments from global investors. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g2XDxcdF

A Kirkland team led by investment funds partners Katie St. Peters, Stacia Lee and Mike Pergler advised Water Street Healthcare Partners on the first and final closing of its sixth private equity fund, Water Street Healthcare Partners VI, with $1.9 billion in total capital commitments. Read more: https://lnkd.in/giwt-diY

A Kirkland team led by capital markets partners Matt Pacey, Jennifer Wu and Ieuan List advised Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. on its underwritten offering of 10,563,580 shares of its common stock, resulting in total gross proceeds of approximately $750 million. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gCs7QSA4

Congrats to partner Shellie Freedman on being named among The Hollywood Reporter’s 2026 “New York Power Lawyers,” which highlights the city’s top entertainment attorneys based on the impact of their cases, the profiles of their clients and their reputation for success. 👏 Shellie was recognized for leading Warner Bros. Discovery’s plan to divide into two companies (including securing a $17.5 billion loan to shore up its balance sheet) and Virgin Music Group’s acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gGEfHa5c

Our New York office hosted the second annual Event Driven Summit this week in partnership with Gordon Haskett Research Advisors. The event featured fireside chats, moderated by Don Bilson of Gordon Haskett, with leading voices in the shareholder activism space: Benjamin Pass of TOMS Capital, Avinash Mehrotra of Goldman Sachs, Kirkland partner Shaun Mathew, Adam Katz of Irenic Capital Management, Steven Barg and Scott Grinsell of Elliott Management, and Ed Garden of Garden Investments. Many thanks to our speakers and guests for contributing to another insightful and engaging program!

A Kirkland team led by capital markets partners Tim Volkheimer and William Taylor and debt finance partners Lloyd Robertson-Jones and Jonathan Birks advised Brookfield and Befimmo in connection with Befimmo’s offering of €475 million in aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gFeV_W3x

Partners Claudia Ray and Joseph Loy served as contributing editors of the 2026 edition of the Chambers and Partners Trade Secrets Global Practice Guide. They, along with associates Josh Berlowitz and Andrew Lee, authored the global overview and the Law & Practice section of the USA chapter. The guide provides the latest legal information on the duration of protection, criminal liability, extraterritoriality, misappropriation, industrial espionage, initiating a lawsuit, the trial process, remedies, appeals and alternative dispute resolution (ADR). 💡 Read the full guide: https://lnkd.in/grNzPi4j

A Kirkland team led by capital markets partners Mengyu Lu, George Zheng, Qingyu Wu and Yuchen Han represented the joint sponsors, including Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. and China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited, on the initial public offering of IMPACT Therapeutics, Inc. on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on May 13, 2026. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gmpMYbVW

Congrats to our partners recognized as leading global cyber lawyers by Lawdragon! 👏 Devin Anderson, Daisy Darvall, Lucie H. Duvall, Emma Flett, Christopher Leach, Bethany Lobo, Lisa Madigan, Martin Roth and Sunil Shenoi Lawdragon’s 2026 “500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers” list recognizes lawyers who handle critical online threats, protect valuable data, and build compliance programs to guard against corporate espionage and national security risks in the cyber domain, as well as dealmakers who ensure data and privacy compliance in complex tech transactions. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gHzMv8mk

A Kirkland team led by real estate partner Chris Hartmann advised Americold Realty Trust, Inc. on the formation of a new joint venture with EQT’s Active Core Infrastructure fund, which is focused on the ownership, operation, and potential development of high-quality cold storage warehouse facilities in North America. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gaUfi_FE