
Private Equity
Mergers & Acquisitions
Corporate Restructuring
Energy
Infrastructure
Alec Manzer is a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, based in the Austin office. He specializes in representing private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in complex business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, growth equity investments, and corporate restructurings. Alec has extensive experience advising clients across various industries such as software, technology, transportation, and renewable energy. Prior to joining Kirkland & Ellis, Alec held positions at DLA Piper and O'Daniel McDonald, LLC. He earned his JD from the University of Georgia School of Law and a BA in Economics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

- Blackstone Energy Transition Partners sold the stake/assets to TPG Growth as part of a acquisition on not available. - Deal value was 4100000000 (source: AI Estimation) Sector: Energy, Infrastructure, Software; Location: USA. - On the seller side, not available advised, led by Rob Goodin, Rhett Van Syoc, Alec Manzer, Phillip Greenfield, William Mabry, Pi Praveen, Miles Matey, Zach Sheehan, Yuli Wang, Raghav Gupta, Mark Dundon, Joe Tobias, Alex Stephenson, Stephen Jacobson, Katherine Nemeth.
Aug 27 2025
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Private Equity

Partner
2023 – Unknown
Associate
2021 – 2023
Attorney
2019 – 2021
Associate
2017 – 2019

- Snowhawk LP and Nuveen acquired the target/assets from Prime Data Centers in a Private Equity transaction on not available. - Deal value was 3500000000 Sector: Data Centers; Location: not available. - On the acquirer side, not available advised, led by Bill Benitez, Alec Manzer, William Kelly, Reagan Kapp, Marissa Kinsey, Mark Dundon, Nicole Martin, Jordan Roberts, Chad Davis, Drew Stuyvenberg, Kevin Hivick, Stephen Jacobson, Katherine Nemeth.
Jul 31 2025
4B
Private Equity
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