Kirkland & Ellis advised Wind Point Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm, on the sale of its portfolio company, Handgards, to Wynnchurch Capital, an Illinois-based private equity firm. Based in Texas, Handgards is a leading North American manufacturer and supplier of disposable food safety and hygiene-oriented products for the foodservice industry. Read Wind Point’s press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Paul Anderson and Melanie Harmon and associates Alan Chen, Meredith Bennett and Claire Mitzner; and tax partner Rachel Cantor and associate Joe Morley.