Sri Kaushik, Abhishek Kolay, Adam Holzschuh, Kartik Khanna, Nick Schwartz, Ashley Martin, Dan Lewis, Bernadette Coppola, Jared Rusman, Ivan Schlager, Rohit Nafday
January 23, 2026
Kirkland Advises Funds Advised by Apax Partners on Acquisition of Herjavec Group

1 min
AI-made summary
- Kirkland & Ellis represented funds advised by Apax Partners in reaching a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Herjavec Group, a global Managed Security Services Provider
- Robert Herjavec, the founder and CEO, will continue as a significant stakeholder and CEO
- The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals, and financial terms were not disclosed
- The Kirkland team included partners and associates from transactional, debt finance, technology, tax, international trade, and executive compensation practices.
Kirkland & Ellis advised funds advised by Apax Partners (the "Apax Funds") on its definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake of Herjavec Group (HG), an award-winning global Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) and cyber operations leader. Founder & CEO, Robert Herjavec, will remain as a significant stakeholder and the firm's Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The financial terms of the transaction, which is subject to applicable regulatory approvals, were not disclosed. Read the Apax Partners press release The Kirkland team was led by transactional partners Sri Kaushik and Abhishek Kolay and associates Adam Holzschuh and Kartik Khanna, debt finance partner Nick Schwartz and associate Ashley Martin, technology & IP transactions partner Dan Lewis and associate Bernadette Coppola, tax partner Jared Rusman, international trade partner Ivan Schlager, and executive compensation partner Rohit Nafday.
Article Author
Sri Kaushik, Abhishek Kolay, Adam Holzschuh, Kartik Khanna, Nick Schwartz, Ashley Martin, Dan Lewis, Bernadette Coppola, Jared Rusman, Ivan Schlager, Rohit Nafday
The Sponsor
