Kirkland & Ellis is advising Walton Street Capital on the sale of Walton Street Mexico, its Mexico-based real estate asset management platform with US$2.1 billion in assets under management (as of June 30, 2024), to Ares Management. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2024 and is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team is led by asset management M&A partners Michael Reeves, Jack Rossman and Florence Zhang, along with associate Todd Melchior; investment funds regulatory partner Scott Moehrke; and tax partners Lee Morlock and Christopher Odell.