
Corporate M&A
Investment Funds
Jared Maher is a corporate partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, based in the Los Angeles office. He specializes in complex business transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, and joint ventures. With a strong background in corporate law, Jared has represented high-profile clients such as TA Associates. He holds a JD from the University of Michigan Law School and a BS in Business Administration (Finance) from The Ohio State University. Jared's extensive experience in corporate M&A and investment funds makes him a valuable asset to his clients.

- Clearlake Capital Group acquired the target/assets from Pathway Capital Management in a acquisition on not available. - Deal value was 4200000000 Sector: Financial Services; Location: Global. - On the acquirer side, not available advised, led by Michael Reeves, Rami Totari, Jared Maher, Niki Namazi, Juliette Deck, Anne Kim, Michael Alcan, Nicole Washington, Arman Zadeh, Noah Chamberlain, Thomas Woodhead, Albert Weatherill, Christine Matott.
Nov 12 2025
4B
Private Equity

Partner
2022 – Unknown
Associate
2017 – 2022
Associate
2016 – 2017
Summer Associate
2015 – 2015

- ElmTree Funds sold the stake/assets to BlackRock, Inc. as part of a acquisition on not available. - Deal value was 3100000000 (source: AI Estimation) Sector: Real Estate; Location: USA. - On the seller side, not available advised, led by Michael Reeves, Jared Maher, Casey Harless, Joseph Grib, Adam Lefkowitz, Bruce Gelman, Mike Greenberg, Patrick Nolan, Ben Briggs, Christian Silva, Jordan Mulder, Joshua Westerholm, Felix Jen.
Jul 07 2025
3B
M&A
Student Attorney
2016 – 2016
Graduate Student Instructor
2015 – 2015
Judicial Intern
2014 – 2014
Banking, Web, and Tax Specialist
2013 – 2013
Writer
2011 – 2013
Sales and Marketing Intern
2011 – 2011
Customer Service and Sales Associate
2007 – 2008
Customer Service Associate
2006 – 2007