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January 23, 2026
Kirkland Advises Forward Consumer Partners on Acquisition of Firehook Bakery
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- Kirkland & Ellis advised Forward Consumer Partners on its acquisition of Firehook Bakery, an artisan baking business, with the transaction announced on April 17, 2024
- Firehook’s founder, Pierre Abushacra, will retain a significant minority ownership stake
- This acquisition is the first from Forward’s $425 million Fund I, which closed at its hard cap in December 2023
- The Kirkland team included partners and associates from corporate, tax, debt finance, and technology practices.
Kirkland & Ellis advised private investment firm Forward Consumer Partners on the acquisition of artisan baking business Firehook Bakery. The transaction was announced April 17, 2024. Pierre Abushacra, Firehook’s founder, will retain a significant minority ownership stake in the company. Firehook marks the first acquisition from Forward’s $425 million Fund I, which was oversubscribed and closed at its hard cap in December 2023. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partner Amanda Border and associates Kendahl Mordini, Sydney Hood and Ross Taylor; tax partner Liam Murphy; debt finance partners Kathryn Leonard and Grant Bowen; and technology & IP transactions partner Bernadette Coppola.
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