
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
Corporate
Colleen Haile is a corporate partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, based in the Dallas office. She specializes in mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters. Colleen has represented clients in significant transactions, including the $505 million sale of Apex Energy's gas business and the acquisition of Loenbro by Braemont Capital. With a JD from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law and a BFA in Ballet & Modern Dance from Texas Christian University, Colleen combines her legal expertise with a unique background in the arts. Her practice areas include Corporate M&A and Private Equity.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Joint Ventures & Strategic Investments
Asset-Backed Securities
Renewables & Environmental Investments

- I Squared Capital acquired the target/assets from ENTEK Technology Holdings LLC in a acquisition on not available. - Deal value was 800000000 Sector: Energy; Location: USA. - On the acquirer side, not available advised, led by Kyle Watson, Colleen Haile, Sarah Walden, Alexa Grealis, Lucas Spivey, Osaro Aifuwa, Christina Godard, David Wheat, Rebecca Fine, Rob Fowler, Stephen Brecher, Matthew Mutino.
Sep 18 2025
800M
Private Equity

Partner
2025 – Unknown
Associate
2021 – 2025
Associate Attorney
2019 – 2021
Summer Associate
2018 – 2018
Summer Associate


- CoreWeave acquired the target/assets from Core Scientific in a acquisition on not available. - Deal value was 9000000000 Sector: Data Center / Technology; Location: USA. - On the acquirer side, not available advised, led by Melissa Kalka, David Feirstein, Doug Bacon, Daley King, Colleen Haile, Lucas Spivey, Osaro Aifuwa, Drew Stuyvenberg, Erin Bartlett, Kim McGrath, Michael Shultz, David Wheat.
Jul 07 2025
9B
M&A
Feb 18

1 min
2017 – 2017