Kirkland & Ellis advised Gryphon Investors on its majority growth recapitalization of phData, an industry leader in developing and delivering modern data applications and AI solutions. Founded in 2014 and based in Minneapolis, MN, phData serves the world’s top brands in the financial services, manufacturing, healthcare & life sciences, and retail & CPG industries. Financial terms for the transaction were not disclosed. Read the transaction press release The team included corporate lawyers Matt Goulding, Benjamin Jain and Sylvia Zaich; and debt finance lawyers Nisha Kanchanapoomi and Christian Rivas.