Marie-Joe Abi-Nassif

Kirkland & Ellis advised TPG Rise Climate, Climate Adaptive Infrastructure and Greenbelt Capital Partners in a new $800 million round of growth equity investment in Intersect Power Holdings, LLC, alongside new strategic partner, Google. This strategic partnership with Google and investment in Intersect Power, which targets a $20 billion investment to provide scaled renewable power and storage solutions to new data centers across the United States in the next decade, will accelerate the achievement of Intersect Power's continued progress in implementing its vision to enable pathways between clean electricity and the broader economy. Read Intersect Power’s press release The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Kristin Mendoza, Ahmed Sidik, Marie-Joe Abi-Nassif and Eve Salamon; tax lawyers Jared Rusman and Bill Dong; and energy regulatory lawyer Drew Stuyvenberg.

Dec 11

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis counseled Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board on the signing of an agreement to jointly acquire a 31.6 per cent stake in Puget Holdings from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments). Puget’s primary operating subsidiary, Puget Sound Energy (PSE), is the oldest and largest electric and natural gas utility in the state of Washington, serving approximately 1.2 million electric customers and 900,000 natural gas customers in the Puget Sound region. MAM and Ontario Teachers' will each hold a 15.8 per cent stake in Puget after the close of the acquisition. Read MAM’s press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Kristin Mendoza and Allan Kirk and associates Brandon Gershowitz and Marie-Joe Abi-Nassif; and energy regulatory partners Brooksany Barrowes and Drew Stuyvenberg.

Jul 9

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis is pleased to announce that 200 attorneys have been promoted to partner effective October 1, 2024. Austin Name Practice Area Tanya Jane Embers Debt Finance Kelly King M&A and Private Equity James John Lomeo Intellectual Property Litigation Rachel Malhiet Tax John L. Polansky Intellectual Property Litigation Bay Area Name Practice Area Alistair Blacklock Litigation Michael Brar Investment Funds Psalm Cheung Antitrust & Competition Benjamin J. Jain M&A and Private Equity Todd Melchior Investment Funds Sean O'Connell Investment Funds Seth J. Pritchard Technology & IP Transactions Christopher Simpson Investment Funds Julia Waterhous ESG & Impact Michael White M&A and Private Equity Boston Name Practice Area Elizabeth M. Kelly Litigation Tony Mu Investment Funds William G. Phalen International Trade & National Security Kimberly Snyder M&A and Private Equity Chicago Name Practice Area Sarah K. Angelino Litigation Brian D. Arnfelt M&A and Private Equity Josephine Bae M&A and Private Equity Francesco A. Castaldi M&A and Private Equity Shirley Chan Litigation Alan Chen M&A and Private Equity Rob Dixon M&A and Private Equity Wes Gangi Investment Funds Frankie P. Gregg M&A and Private Equity Gabriela Zamfir Hensley Restructuring Adam M. Janes Intellectual Property Litigation Matthew Kita Debt Finance Jacob A. Klapholz Debt Finance Kelly McGinnis Kluka Healthcare Mike Kraft Litigation Neal Loughery Debt Finance Joshua Morgan Investment Funds Neha Nigam Litigation Caitlin Pyrce Employee Benefits Zoe Quick M&A and Private Equity Jasmina H. Resic Investment Funds Scottie Shermetaro Technology & IP Transactions Chris Stackhouse Litigation Claire Stephens Restructuring Katie J. Welch Litigation Carolyn J. Weltman Litigation Dallas Name Practice Area Jessica Berkowitz M&A and Private Equity John Christian Litigation Alexandra Dayneka-Hayes M&A and Private Equity Matthew Taylor Demopoulos Debt Finance James B. Kelly Debt Finance Ethan Joel Levinton Litigation Thomas Matteson M&A and Private Equity Jordan Rex M&A and Private Equity Skyler Sikes M&A and Private Equity Adam Wojcik M&A and Private Equity Hong Kong Name Practice Area Yawen Li M&A and Private Equity Mavis Sun Restructuring Mack Wan Investment Funds Jiayi Wang M&A and Private Equity Jonathan Yan M&A and Private Equity Leo Zhou M&A and Private Equity Houston Name Practice Area Ahmed N. Alrikhaimi Project Development & Construction Jack Chadderdon M&A and Private Equity Susan Czaikowski Investment Funds Jarrod Hunter Gamble M&A and Private Equity Peter Hyams M&A and Private Equity Grant Jones Litigation Daniel J. Kirksey Debt Finance Rebekah Kostelak Executive Compensation Charles H. Martin Debt Finance Nicole Dressler Martin Tax Brandon A. Newman Executive Compensation Orla O'Callaghan Litigation Danielle O'Neal Litigation Brittany Scheier M&A and Private Equity Gabrielle Sumich M&A and Private Equity Brittany Taylor Debt Finance Jacob Volz M&A and Private Equity Nathan Wolcott Investment Funds Michael Denney Wright Capital Markets London Name Practice Area Michael Akpomiemie Tax AJ Brown Capital Markets Fraser Burlingham Investment Funds Serguei Chevtchenko Capital Markets Gabrielle Chiu Investment Funds Alexander Clarke Investment Funds Fiona Coffee M&A and Private Equity Oliver Cutbill Investment Funds Jack Davies Government, Regulatory & Internal Investigations Raluca Dumitru Financial Services Regulatory Jef Dupont M&A and Private Equity Jamie Gordon M&A and Private Equity Kristin Hanshaw Investment Funds Alexandra Holden Debt Finance Julian Holland M&A and Private Equity Samantha Jones Antitrust & Competition Rhett McPhie Investment Funds Kunal Nathwani Tax Joseph O'Brien M&A and Private Equity Rohan Sahai Capital Markets Luke Scott Investment Funds Will Seal Restructuring Daniel Stathis Restructuring Yanru Tao Investment Funds Ben Zeris Technology & IP Transactions Los Angeles Name Practice Area Maisie Allison Litigation Elena Babakhanyan Debt Finance Spencer Brass M&A and Private Equity Timothy M. Cory Investment Funds Aura Gilham Investment Funds Nathaniel Edward Haas Litigation Sarkis Haroutunian Real Estate Phillip M. Kim Real Estate Leland Langston Investment Funds Peter Liskanich M&A and Private Equity Ugo Nwasike Investment Funds Joe Porter M&A and Private Equity Christian Rivas Debt Finance Michael J. Shea Investment Funds Philippe Simard M&A and Private Equity Van Whiting Capital Markets Andrew Won Debt Finance Arman Zadeh Investment Funds Miami Name Practice Area Gardner Bell M&A and Private Equity Paige S. Comparato Litigation Ashley Garcia Investment Funds Ngozi J. Nezianya M&A and Private Equity Alex Roggio Investment Funds Munich Name Practice Area Johannes Lappe Restructuring Maximilian Liegl M&A and Private Equity Ann-Kathrin Ziegler Restructuring New York Name Practice Area Marie-Joe Abi-Nassif M&A and Private Equity Nicholas Adzima Restructuring Vinicius A. Beraldo Debt Finance Maria L. Bourdeau Trusts & Estates Travis Bruno Executive Compensation Lisa S. Cha Executive Compensation Bradley Cho Debt Finance Julia Y. Choi Debt Finance Erica D. Clark Restructuring Paige N. Costakos Executive Compensation Ross J. Fiedler Restructuring John Folkerth Investment Funds Gina Park Garcia Real Estate Adamantia Giannakis Real Estate Amanda B. Gottlieb M&A and Private Equity Ethan Green Investment Funds Ashley Grolig Litigation Raghav Gupta Debt Finance Zahraa Hadi M&A and Private Equity Yoonie Han Debt Finance Matthew B. Hershkowitz Intellectual Property Litigation Adam Holzschuh M&A and Private Equity Alee Jamel Tax Anusheh Khoshsima Employment & Labor Esther Kim Investment Funds David B. Kobray Debt Finance Amanda Lamothe-Cadet Litigation Alexander Lazar Investment Funds Sandra Lewitz M&A and Private Equity Dan Li M&A and Private Equity Eric Li M&A and Private Equity Zachary R. Manning Restructuring Sumer Marquette M&A and Private Equity Ashley Martin Debt Finance Callie McBreen Investment Funds Annemarie Mierzejewski Executive Compensation Adam Mohamed Debt Finance Giorgia A. Nagalli M&A and Private Equity Ashlee Newman Investment Funds Patrick O'Connor M&A and Private Equity Abbey Quigley Intellectual Property Litigation Alix Simnock M&A and Private Equity Divya Suwasini Investment Funds Oliver Yee M&A and Private Equity Paris Name Practice Area Louise Chappey Tax Riyadh Name Practice Area Husni Almousli Restructuring Salt Lake City Name Practice Area Robert M. Ahlander Investment Funds Michael Farrell Tax Mike Lehr Litigation Garrett W. Messerly Litigation Jonathan R. Palmer Investment Funds David R. Williams Litigation Washington, D.C. Name Practice Area Chris Brassfield Antitrust & Competition Ashley Cade Intellectual Property Litigation Soowan Julia Choi Litigation Nicole M. Cleminshaw Government, Regulatory & Internal Investigations Kayla M. Davis Employment & Labor Leah Hamlin Litigation Bradley Jensen Debt Finance William P. Lane Investment Funds Luke P. McGuire Litigation Matthew J. McIntee Intellectual Property Litigation Yaffa A. Meeran Litigation Camille Mott Investment Funds Meredith Pohl Litigation Chad Richards Energy Regulatory James C. Robinson Litigation Lauren Taylor Antitrust & Competition Lany L. Villalobos Executive Compensation Note: For certain partners, admission will take effect when any necessary regulatory requirements have been satisfied.

Oct 1

5 min

Kirkland & Ellis advised ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC in its agreement with Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) to acquire Duke Energy’s commercial distributed generation business for an enterprise value of $364 million, inclusive of non-controlling tax equity interests. The transaction is subject to certain customary conditions to closing. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Kristin Mendoza, Ahmed Sidik, Austin Uhm and Qasim Rasool, with tax partners Bill Dong and Mike Masri and debt finance partners Kelann Stirling and Rob Eberhardt, and corporate associates Marie-Joe Abi-Nassif, Brett Mele and Ernesto Sanz.

Jul 6

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis advised Cinven, a leading international private equity firm, on its significant investment in Nitel, a leading next-generation technology services provider. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Nitel is a leading provider of internet connectivity and networking technology services to multi-site small and medium-sized enterprises. The transaction is subject to customary approvals. Financial details of the transaction are not being disclosed. Read the Cinven press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Laura Sullivan and Martha Todd and associate Marie-Joe Abi-Nassif, tax partner Sara Zablotney and associate Natalie Kannan, and debt finance partners Omar Raddawi and Judson Oswald.

Nov 18

1 min