Michael Snow, Alyssa Jutovsky, John Muno, Reed Schuster, Liza Miadzvedskaya, Devon Salge, Hannah Cloh, Benno Sauermann, Ari Goldman, Samantha Rose, Dylan White, Christopher Odell, Brandon Short, Christian Ekins, Christine Matott
January 23, 2026
Kirkland Advises Nautic Partners on $4.5 Billion Eleventh Fund, Nautic Partners XI
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- Kirkland & Ellis advised Nautic Partners, LLC on the formation and final closing of Nautic Partners XI (Fund XI), which closed at its hard cap of $4.5 billion in limited partner commitments, exceeding its $3.75 billion target
- Fund XI is Nautic’s largest fund to date and received significant backing from both existing and new institutional investors across multiple regions, including the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
Kirkland & Ellis represented Nautic Partners, LLC, a leading middle-market private equity firm that pursues a thematic and proactive investment strategy within the healthcare, industrials and services sectors, on the formation and final closing of Nautic Partners XI (Fund XI). Fund XI was oversubscribed at its hard cap of $4.5 billion of limited partner commitments, surpassing its target of $3.75 billion. Fund XI is Nautic’s largest fund to date, receiving strong support from both long-standing and notable new institutional investors across North, Central and South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Read Nautic Partners’ press release The Kirkland team included investment funds lawyers Michael Snow, Alyssa Jutovsky, John Muno, Reed Schuster, Liza Miadzvedskaya, Devon Salge, Hannah Cloh, Benno Sauermann, Ari Goldman, Samantha Rose and Dylan White; tax lawyers Christopher Odell, Brandon Short and Christian Ekins; and investment funds ERISA lawyer Christine Matott.
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Michael Snow, Alyssa Jutovsky, John Muno, Reed Schuster, Liza Miadzvedskaya, Devon Salge, Hannah Cloh, Benno Sauermann, Ari Goldman, Samantha Rose, Dylan White, Christopher Odell, Brandon Short, Christian Ekins, Christine Matott
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