Michele M. Cumpston, P.C.

Kirkland & Ellis counseled Francisco Partners, a leading global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology businesses, and its portfolio company QGenda, a leading provider of healthcare workforce management software, on the sale of QGenda to Hearst Health. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Michele Cumpston and Sean Kramer and associates Jacob Reichman and Brian Ferrell; and tax partner Devin Heckman and associate Allison Bray.

Aug 12

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis advised Francisco Partners, a leading global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology businesses, on its strategic growth investment in Evite, the world's leading digital platform for bringing people together. CEO David Yeom will continue to lead Evite and remain a significant equity holder. The transaction closed in October 2024 and financial terms are not being disclosed. Read Francisco Partners’ press release The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Michele Cumpston, Sean Kramer, Alex Mieszkalski and Siddharth Rai; debt finance lawyers Brian Ford and Alex Straka; and tax lawyer Devin Heckman.

Nov 4

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis counseled Värde Partners, a leading global alternative investment firm, and its portfolio company Trimont, the leading global commercial real estate loan services provider, on its definitive agreement to acquire Wells Fargo’s non-agency third-party Commercial Mortgage Servicing (CMS) business, the largest servicer of securitized debt in the U.S. The transaction positions Trimont as the largest loan servicer, managing a combined $640 billion of loans in the U.S., equivalent to approximately 11% of the U.S. commercial real estate lending market. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to be finalized in early 2025. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partner Michele Cumpston and associates Peter Liskanich, Neil Datar and Allison Azarloza; debt finance partners Katrina Levy, Nisha Kanchanapoomi, Michelle Williamson and David Nemecek and associate Shelby Lindholm; tax partners Dave Levy, Brian Senie and Elie Zolty and associate Bastian Shah; and technology & IP transactions partner Vlad Khodosh and associates Seth Pritchard and Cordelia Mikita.

Aug 20

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis advised H.I.G. Capital, a leading global alternative investment firm with $60 billion of capital under management, on the signing of a definitive agreement by one of its affiliates to acquire the Payroll and Professional Services Business of Alight, Inc. for up to $1.2 billion. The Payroll and Professional Services Business is a leading global provider of technology-enabled payroll, human capital management and professional services. Read H.I.G. Capital's press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Michele Cumpston and Guirgis Nasief and associates Jessica Jaw and Sam Mohazzab; debt finance partners Jason Kanner and Katie Taylor and associates Tina He and Aubrey Pardue; technology & IP transactions partner Vlad Khodosh and associates Seth Pritchard and Cordelia Mikita; and tax partners Lee Morlock and David Morris and associate Matthew Wahlquist.

Mar 21

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis advised Francisco Partners, a leading global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology businesses, on its definitive agreement to acquire AdvancedMD, a leading cloud-based provider of medical office software, from Global Payments, Inc. (NYSE: GPN), a leading worldwide provider of payment technology and software solutions. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2024, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Read Francisco Partners’ press release The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Michele Cumpston, Sean Kramer and Jeffrey Siwik; technology and IP transactions lawyers Vlad Khodosh and Martin Schwertmann; and debt finance lawyer Brian Ford.

Oct 30

1 min