Alex Mieszkalski

Kirkland & Ellis advised Cloud Software Group on the sale of Jaspersoft to HCLSoftware (NSE: HCLTECH.NS) (BSE: HCLTECH.BO), the software business division of HCLTech. Jaspersoft provides a comprehensive business intelligence and reporting platform that enables organizations to create pixel-perfect reports, interactive dashboards and advanced visualizations. The deal was announced December 22, 2025 and is expected to close within six months of signing. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Stuart Casillas, Ari Levi and Alex Mieszkalski.

Jan 13

1 min

A Freshfields team in New York and Silicon Valley is representing Patrick Whitesell, the Executive Chairman of Endeavor, in connection with the Company’s pending sale to Silver Lake. Silver Lake will acquire Endeavor at an equity value of $13 billion and a total consolidated enterprise value of $25 billion. The transaction represents the largest sponsor-backed take-private in the last ten years and the largest ever take-private in the Media and Entertainment sector. The Freshfields team included corporate/M&A lawyers Damien Zoubek, Paul Humphreys, Scott Blumenkranz, Alex Mieszkalski and Casey Hagen; tax lawyers Joe Soltis and Courtney Canning; and executive compensation and benefits lawyer Brandon Gantus.

Apr 4

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 advised Vista Equity Partners (“Vista”), the leading global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses, on its $100 million strategic growth investment in BigTime Software, Inc. (“BigTime”), a premier provider of cloud-based software for professional services firms. The investment from Vista will be used to enhance product development and innovation, drive recruiting efforts for BigTime’s Chicago and Phoenix offices and bolster customer sales and support. Read the BigTime press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Vlad Kroll and Erin Blake and associates Matthew Green and Alex Mieszkalski.

Jan 27

1 min

Freshfields advises Zuora, Inc. on its planned acquisition of Togai Inc., a provider of pricing, metering and rating software. After closing, Togai’s software offering will become a part of Zuora’s existing product suite alongside Zuora Billing, Zuora Revenue, Zuora Payments, Zephr and Zuora Platform. Learn more about this transaction here. The cross-practice Freshfields team was led by M&A partner John Fisher and associates Alex Mieszkalski, Gabe Carolan and Zachary Leonard and included partner Mena Kaplan and associate Marissa Yu on intellectual property matters; partner Joe Soltis and associate Jessica Berman on tax matters; partner Brandon Gantus and associate Kristen Stidham on executive compensation and benefits matters; partners Chris Lyon and Brock Dahl and associate Christine Chong on data privacy matters; partners Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum and counsel Matthew McDonald on antitrust matters; and counsel Jeremiah Nelson on real estate matters.

Apr 30

1 min