Richard J. Campbell, P.C.

Kirkland & Ellis advised Hellman & Friedman LLC, a preeminent global private equity firm, on its lead role as part of an investor group acquiring Zendesk, Inc. (NYSE: ZEN), a service-first CRM company that builds software designed to improve customer relationships, for approximately $10.2 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2022 and is subject to customary closing conditions. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Richard Campbell, Daniel Wolf, Peter Martelli and Abhishek Kolay, antitrust partner Thomas Sebastian Wilson, and international trade partner Ivan Schlager.

Jun 24

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis advised affiliates of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”), a private investment firm, on its acquisition of Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc. (NYSE: CNR), the largest manufacturer of exterior building products in North America, for an enterprise value of approximately $5.8 billion. CD&R is currently the beneficial owner of approximately 49% of Cornerstone’s outstanding shares of common stock. The proposed transaction is expected to close in the second or third quarter of 2022 and is subject to customary closing conditions as well as approval by holders of a majority of the shares of common stock not owned by CD&R and its affiliates. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners David Klein, Kevin Mausert and Lukas Richards as well as Richard Campbell and Daniel Wolf and associates Jimin He, Mike Lowes and Sophie Daroff, executive compensation partner Rohit Nafday and associate Karsten Busby, tax partner Mike Carew, and litigation partner Matthew Solum.

Mar 7

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis advised Vera Whole Health, Inc. ("Vera"), a pioneer in advanced primary care, on its combination with Castlight Health, Inc. (NYSE: CSLT), a leading healthcare data and navigation company, for approximately $370 million. Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Vera's majority equity holder, has committed to invest up to $338 million to support the combination, and Anthem, Inc., a leading health company and long-time strategic customer of Castlight, will make an investment in the combined company. Upon completion of the transaction, Castlight will become a privately held company. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2022. Read Vera's press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners David Klein, Kevin Mausert, Richard Campbell and Tobias Schad and associate Kate Kennedy.

Jan 5

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis counseled Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: XPDI), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, on its definitive merger agreement with Core Scientific Holding Co., a leader in customizable infrastructure and software solutions to large scale customers for blockchain hosting and digital asset mining. As a result of the transaction, which values the company at a pro forma enterprise value of approximately $4.3 billion, the combined company is expected to operate as Core Scientific, Inc. and remain a publicly listed company on the NASDAQ stock market. Read Core Scientific’s press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Debbie Yee, Richard Campbell and Adam Garmezy and associates Randy Santa Ana, Christian Mahre and Parker Collins; capital markets partner Julia Danforth and associate Kristin Kluding; and tax partner David Wheat and associates Joe Tobias and Victoria Chang.

Jul 21

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis advised Transition Equity Partners, LLC, a private equity firm investing in companies that are facilitating the multi-decade process of transitioning to cleaner, more efficient, reliable and sustainable energy infrastructure, on its equity investment in Trinity Gas Storage, LLC. The equity consortium includes Pan Capital Management, Abrdn, SailingStone Capital Partners LLC and Rice Investment Group. This funding marks a crucial milestone in the development of Trinity's natural gas storage facility in Texas, which will offer approximately 24 billion cubic feet of natural gas storage capacity in the initial phase of the project. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Richard Campbell and Adam Garmezy and associates James Long, Thomas Matteson and Brandon King; debt finance partner Brian Greene and associates Rafael Breves de Toledo and Meng Ding; and executive compensation associate Katherine Nemeth.

Sep 11

1 min