Kirkland & Ellis advised Thoma Bravo on its acquisition of Bottomline Technologies (Nasdaq: EPAY), a leading provider of financial technology that makes complex business payments simple, smart and secure, in an all-cash transaction that values Bottomline at approximately $2.6 billion. Read the Bottomline press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partner Peter Stach and associates Steven Page, Demetrius McCloud, Russell Howland and Joshua P. Cowin, and also included assistance from corporate partner Ted Peto.