Kyle P. Elder, P.C.

Qualified in Illinois (US), 2013

Partner for 4 years

Practice Areas

Mergers & Acquisitions

Private Equity

Corporate

Professional Bio

Kyle P. Elder, P.C. is a corporate partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, based in the Chicago office. With a focus on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and complex business transactions, Kyle provides expert legal counsel to leading private equity sponsors such as Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and Francisco Partners. His practice also encompasses general corporate and governance matters. Kyle's extensive experience in the legal field is backed by a JD from Harvard Law School and a BA from Vanderbilt University.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Chicago

+13128622000

Representative Matters

Mergers & Acquisitions

MultiPlan in a significant M&A transaction within the healthcare and life sciences sector

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MultiPlan

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Kirkland & Ellis advises CD&R on acquisition of Sealed Air Corporation

- CD&R acquired the target/assets from Sealed Air Corporation in a acquisition on not available. - Deal value was 10300000000 Sector: Packaging; Location: USA. - On the acquirer side, not available advised, led by David Klein, Kyle Elder, Brett Nelson, Kamilya Jumagulova, Richard Campbell, Rohit Nafday, Karsten Busby, Mike Carew, Nicholas Warther, Michael Saretsky, Aaron Lorber, Bernadette Coppola.

Nov 18 2025

10B

Private Equity

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Kirkland Advises CD&R on PIPE Investment for Resideo’s Acquisition of Snap One

Kirkland & Ellis advised Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) on its $500 million perpetual convertible preferred equity investment into Resideo Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: REZI) in connection with Resideo’s acquisition of Snap One Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: SNPO) for a transaction value of approximately $1.4 billion, inclusive of net debt. Terms of the CD&R investment include a 7% coupon, payable in cash or payment-in-kind at Resideo's option, and a conversion price of $26.92. Effective upon the closing, CD&R will have the right to designate two members to the Board of Directors of Resideo. The closing is expected to occur in the second half of 2024, subject to customary conditions. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Rick Campbell, Kyle Elder and Kristen Molloy; capital markets partners Julia Danforth and Sophia Hudson; and tax partners Mike Carew and Nick Warther.

Apr 15

Experience

Kirkland & Ellis

Partner
2019 – Unknown
Associate
2013 – 2019

Latham & Watkins advises Sealed Air on $10.3B acquisition by CD&R; Kirkland & Ellis and Debevoise & Plimpton advise CD&R

- Sealed Air Corp. acquired Sealed Air Corp. from Sealed Air Corp. in a acquisition on 2025-11-17. - Deal value was 103000000000 (source: Extracted) Sector: Packaging; Location: USA. - On the acquirer side, the advisory team included Brett Novick.

Nov 17 2025

10B

Private Equity

Kirkland & Ellis advises Francisco Partners on acquisition of Elite from TPG Capital and Thomson Reuters

- Francisco Partners acquired the target/assets from TPG Capital and Thomson Reuters in a acquisition on not available. - Deal value was 4300000000 Sector: Technology; Location: Global. - On the acquirer side, not available advised, led by Kyle Elder, Benjamin Vizvary, Ryan Kidman, Sean Kramer, Devin Heckman, Pamela Ho, Brian Ford.

Aug 05 2025

4B

Private Equity

Kirkland & Ellis advises Francisco Partners on sale of Orchard Software to Clinisys

- Francisco Partners sold the stake/assets to Clinisys as part of a M&A transaction on not available. - Deal value was 2500000000 (source: AI Estimation) Sector: Technology; Location: USA. - On the seller side, not available advised, led by Kyle Elder, Sean Kramer, Mark Keohane, Devin Heckman.

Jul 29 2025

3B

Private Equity

Gibson Dunn advises Cotiviti (backed by Veritas Capital and KKR) on its acquisition of Edifecs from Francisco Partners and TA Associates, with Kirkland & Ellis advising the sellers.

- Cotiviti acted as the acquirer in this M&A transaction. - The acquisition was executed in the Technology sector, strengthening the buyer’s strategic position. - The transaction was announced on 2025-02-10 00:00:00 with a reported value of 15000000000.

Feb 10 2025

4B

Private Equity

Kirkland & Ellis advises Veritiv on acquisition of Orora Packaging Solutions

- Veritiv Operating Company acted as the acquirer in this Acquisition transaction. - The acquisition targeted assets operating in the Packaging sector. - The transaction was announced on 12 Dec 2024 with a reported value of 18100000000.0.

Dec 12 2024

18B

Private Equity

1 min

Kirkland Advises Clayton, Dubilier & Rice on $7 Billion Take-Private Acquisition of Focus Financial Partners

Kirkland & Ellis is advising Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (CD&R) on its definitive agreement, announced today, to acquire Focus Financial Partners Inc. (NASDAQ: FOCS), a leading partnership of independent, fiduciary wealth management firms, in an all-cash transaction valued at an enterprise value of over $7 billion. Funds managed by Stone Point Capital LLC have agreed to retain a portion of their investment in Focus and provide new equity financing as part of the proposed transaction. Closing of the proposed transaction is subject to stockholder approval, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2023. The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Richard Campbell, David Klein and Rachael Coffey, along with corporate partners Kyle Elder, Kevin Mausert and Justin Joffe and associate Jimin He; tax partners Mike Carew and Nicholas Warther; executive compensation partner Rohit Nafday and associate Paige Costakos; and investment funds partners Scott Moehrke and Nabil Sabki and associate Tim Nolan.

Feb 27

1 min

Kirkland Represents Integrated Oncology Network on $1.115 Billion Sale to Cardinal Health

Kirkland & Ellis advised Integrated Oncology Network (ION), a physician-led independent community oncology network, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by Cardinal Health for $1.115 billion in cash. ION includes more than 50 practice sites in 10 states representing more than 100 providers and supports a complete continuum of care across its member sites including medical oncology, radiation oncology, urology, diagnostic testing and other ancillary services. This transaction is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including receipt of required regulatory approvals. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partner Kyle Elder and associates Josephine Bae, Madison Kavanaugh and Lauren Fiotakis, with assistance from partner Rick Campbell; and healthcare & life sciences regulatory partners Dennis Williams and Will Richmond and associate Janine Tougas.

Sep 23

1 min

Kirkland Advises Zelis on Minority Equity Raise

Kirkland & Ellis advised healthcare technology solutions provider Zelis and its majority owners, Parthenon and Bain Capital, on the sale of a minority stake in the company to a new group of investors led by Mubadala Investment Company. Parthenon and Bain will remain the majority owners of Zelis. The transaction closed on November 26, 2024. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Kyle Elder, Ziyad Ziyadzade, Andrew Struckmeyer, Becky Henz, Paul Milani, Matthew O’Brien, Chris Elder and Jeff Seifman; debt finance lawyers Andrew Idrizovic and Justin Greer; capital markets lawyers Josh Korff and Jennifer Lee; and tax lawyers Rachel Cantor and Michael Paul Alcan.

Dec 5

1 min

Kirkland Advises Veritiv on Acquisition of Orora Packaging Solutions

Kirkland & Ellis advised Veritiv Operating Company, a leader in specialty packaging distribution and CD&R portfolio company, on the acquisition of Orora Packaging Solutions (OPS), the North American packaging and distribution business of Orora (ASX: ORA). Veritiv announced the close of the transaction on December 11, 2024 after announcing the binding agreement on September 3, 2024. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Rick Campbell, Chris Elder, Ziyad Ziyadzade, Kyle Elder, Julianna Nester, Yihsin Wang, Jonathan Carter and Janae Yip; tax lawyers Mike Carew and Nicholas Warther; and antitrust & competition lawyers Ian John and Todd Garcia.

Dec 12

1 min

Kirkland Represents Madison Dearborn Partners on Acquisition of Majority Stake in Unison from Carlyle

Kirkland & Ellis advised funds affiliated with Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC (“MDP”), a leading private equity investment firm based in Chicago, on its strategic majority investment in Unison, a leading provider of procurement, supply chain, and contract management software to U.S. federal government agencies and government contractors. As part of the transaction, funds managed by global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) will sell its majority stake to MDP, while remaining a strategic partner as a minority investor. MDP joins existing investors, Carlyle and Unison management, to provide additional resources and industry expertise to help Unison continue to enhance its innovative software offerings and growth trajectory. Financial terms were not disclosed. The transaction is anticipated to close in the third quarter of 2022. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Rick Campbell and Kyle Elder and associate Eric Sweigard, debt finance partner Michelle Kilkenney and associate Matthew Kita, and tax partners Rachel Cantor and Christine Lehman.

Jul 12

1 min

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