Ryan D. Harris, P.C.

Kirkland & Ellis advised Cosm, a leading immersive technology, media and entertainment company, on its multi-year partnership with UFC, the world's premier mixed martial arts organization, to deliver a completely new way to experience the biggest UFC events from around the globe. Under the partnership, Cosm will produce and present live UFC Pay-Per-View events in immersive 8K at its forthcoming venues. Read Cosm’s press release The Kirkland team was led by technology & IP transactions partners Bernadette Coppola and Seth Traxler and corporate partner Ryan Harris and associate Bijan Motiwalla.

Apr 18

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis counseled Maxwell Street Capital Partners in connection with an investment in The Integration Group (TIG), a leading provider of contract logistics and industrial supply chain aftermarket solutions for customers across the automotive, agriculture and industrial equipment end markets. Based in Chicago, Maxwell Street is a private investment firm focused on middle and lower middle market transportation, logistics, supply chain and route-based businesses. Read Maxwell Street’s press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Ryan Jackson, Ryan Harris and Dave Stults and associates Julius Carter, Megha Vyas and Jolynn Lim.

Jan 29

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis advised Cosm, a leading immersive technology, media and entertainment company, on its multi-year agreement that will see ESPN bring live events across college and professional sports to Cosm's forthcoming immersive venues in "Shared Reality" – an experience which bridges the virtual and physical worlds through Cosm's pioneered technology and 87-foot diameter, 8K+ LED domes. The transaction was announced March 27, 2024. Read Cosm’s press release The Kirkland team was led by technology & IP transactions partners Bernadette Coppola and Seth Traxler and associate Maggie King and corporate partner Ryan Harris.

Mar 28

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis advised Point Broadband Fiber Holding, LLC, a provider of high speed fiber-to-the-premise internet services to residential and business customers in select small town and rural markets in the United States, in connection with a significant growth investment from funds affiliated with Berkshire Partners, a leading private investment firm with deep experience in digital infrastructure. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Point Broadband is backed by GTCR, a leading private equity firm, which made a strategic investment in the business in 2021. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Ryan Harris and Neil Vohra and associates Francesco Castaldi and Dane Christensen; debt finance partner Thomas Dobleman; tax partner Polina Liberman and associate Natalie Kannan; and capital markets partner Robert Goedert.

Feb 15

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis advised Cosm, a leading immersive technology, media and entertainment company, on its multi-year partnership with the NBA that will feature a new live game viewing experience for fans. In this first-of-its-kind partnership, Cosm will produce and present select games from NBA League Pass, the league’s out-of-market live game streaming service, in immersive 8K on large-scale LED-dome systems at its forthcoming venues. The agreement makes the NBA the first professional sports league to partner with Cosm to debut select NBA League Pass games in “Shared Reality,” a new type of immersive experience, driven by Cosm’s CX System, that seamlessly bridges the virtual and physical worlds. Read Cosm’s press release The Kirkland team was led by technology & IP transactions partners Seth Traxler and Bernadette Coppola and associate Bijan Motiwalla; and corporate partner Ryan Harris and associate Julius Carter.

Feb 23

1 min