Jonathan Benloulou, P.C.

Kirkland & Ellis counseled Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) on its agreement to form a strategic partnership with Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ: VINP), a leading alternative investment platform in Brazil, to accelerate the growth of Vinci’s platform in Latin America and to collaborate on distribution, product development and other business opportunities. In connection with the formation of the partnership, an affiliate of Ares will concurrently make a US$100 million investment in new convertible preferred shares to be issued by Vinci, subject to customary closing conditions. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team was led by capital markets partners Pippa Bond and Tommy Felix and corporate partners Jonathan Benloulou and Dov Kogen.

Oct 12

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis advised private investment firm Arctos Partners and the management team of Hayfin in connection with Arctos’ majority investment in Hayfin, which is a leading alternative asset management firm with approximately €31 billion in assets under management. A fund managed by Arctos Partners is acquiring British Columbia Investment Management Corporation’s (BCI) majority stake in Hayfin. Financial terms were not disclosed. Arctos, via its Keystone strategy, which provides strategic partnership to leading financial sponsors, through bespoke growth capital and liquidity solutions, will facilitate the Hayfin team becoming the majority owners of the common equity. BCI will remain a strategic limited partner in certain Hayfin funds. The Kirkland team advising the Hayfin management team have advised them from the outset on a new strategic transaction and delivering the right partner for the next growth phase of the business in line with the goals of the Hayfin leadership team. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team advising Arctos was led by corporate partners Jonathan Benloulou, Carlos Gil Rivas and James Hunn and tax partner Ian Ferreira. The Kirkland team advising the Hayfin management team was led by investment funds and corporate partners Daniel Lavon-Krein, Adrian Duncan and Chris Gandia; and corporate partner Rami Totari and associate Charles Hébert.

Jul 29

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis advised P10, Inc. (NYSE: PX), a leading private markets solutions provider, on its definitive agreement to acquire Qualitas Equity Funds SGEIC, S.A. (Qualitas Funds). Qualitas Funds is a Madrid-based private equity investing platform that provides fund-of-funds, direct co-investing and NAV financing opportunities in the European lower-middle market to more than 1,300 limited partners across the ultra-high-net-worth, family office and institutional channels. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals, including Spanish regulatory approval. Read P10’s press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Jonathan Benloulou, Michael Considine and Rami Totari.

Sep 17

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis advised Engine No. 1, a San Francisco-based investment firm, on the sale of its exchange traded fund (ETF) business and its infrastructure to the TCW Group, a leading global asset management firm. Through the transaction, TCW is acquiring the entirety of Engine No. 1’s Transform ETF platform, which includes the active, thematic Transform Climate ETF (Ticker: NETZ); Transform Supply Chain ETF (Ticker: SUPP); and the Transform 500 ETF (Ticker: VOTE) index fund. Combined, the Transform ETF platform manages more than $600 million in U.S. equity ETFs focused on supply chain onshoring and energy transition. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2023, subject to shareholder approval. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Kyle Watson and Jonathan Benloulou and associates Gabrielle Sumich and Daly Brower; investment funds partners Nicole Runyan and Pamela Chen; tax partner Anne Kim; technology & IP transactions partner Amber Harezlak; and executive compensation partner Rob Fowler.

Jul 25

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis advised Vestar Capital Partners, a leading U.S. middle-market private equity firm, on the closing of a $1.2 billion single-asset continuation vehicle for its stake in Circana, a leading global advisor on the complexity of consumer behavior. Blackstone Strategic Partners and HarbourVest Partners acted as lead investors in the transaction. Read Vestar’s press release The Kirkland team was led by investment funds partners Eric Fischer, Sean Hill and Dave Stults and included corporate partners Frances Dales and Jonathan Benloulou.

Apr 24

1 min