
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
Corporate
Emma E. Lange-Novak is a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, based in Chicago. She specializes in Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity, advising private equity sponsors, asset managers, and investors on complex business transactions. Emma has led numerous high-profile transactions, including minority investment and structured equity transactions, both domestically and internationally. Her expertise extends to executive compensation, equity incentive arrangements, and firm restructurings. Emma's client roster includes prominent firms such as Blackstone, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, and Hellman & Friedman. With a JD from the University of Wisconsin Law School, she is recognized for her strategic advisory role in the evolving private equity landscape.
Representative Matters
Asset Management M&A and Stake Transactions
Strategic M&A Transactions
Technology Transactions
Financial Services Transactions

- Hildene Capital Management, LLC sold the stake/assets to Jefferies Financial Group as part of a Private Equity transaction on not available. - Deal value was 340000000 (source: Extracted) Sector: Financial Services; Location: USA. - On the seller side, counsel was not available; lawyers included Emma Lange-Novak, David Towarnicky, Jeremy Watson, Ryan Slaugh, Jack Yamin, Elliot Hacker, Daniel Lavon-Krein, Alexander Green, Richard Shamos, Allison Bray, Lee Morlock, Rohit Nafday, Anthony Ji, Devin Kern, Rebekah Kostelak, Jared Axelrod, Jocelyn Hirsch, Emily Hogan, Michael Chu, Daniel Kahl, Matt Davis.
Dec 08 2025
340M
M&A

Partner
2017 – Unknown
Associate
2016 – 2017

- Coller Capital sold a minority stake/assets to State Street Investment Management as part of a Minority Investment on not available. - Deal value was 4000000000 (source: AI Estimation) Sector: Financial Services; Location: not available. - On the seller side, not available advised, led by Emma Lange-Novak, Dipak Bhundia, Jelani Okoruwa, Claire Rushton, Angie Ertel, Jordan Murray, Amy Fox, Vincent Herjean, Andrew Reilly, Robert Blagov, Art Ward, Gal Shemer, Siv Devakumar, Dan Fallon, Julie Kunetka, Seraphina Chew.
Nov 03 2025
4B
Private Equity
1 min