Kirkland & Ellis represented Kinderhook Industries, LLC in the formation of its latest flagship private equity fund, Kinderhook Capital Fund 8, L.P. (Fund 8). Fund 8 was significantly oversubscribed. The first closing was held on April 5, 2024 and the final closing was announced June 18, 2024. Fund 8 raised total capital commitments of $2.75 billion (inclusive of general partner commitments and commitments from Kinderhook’s operating partner network), exceeding its $2 billion target. Fund 8 will make investments primarily in the Light Manufacturing / Automotive, Healthcare Services and Business / Environmental Services sectors in North America. Read Kinderhook’s press release The Kirkland team was led by investment funds partners John Senior and Ramen Costa and associates Monique Groen, Savannah West, Brandeis Tilleman, Miriam Domer and Joe Walter and included transactional partner Brian Raftery; tax partners Dan Meehan, Mike Conroy and associate Natalie Kannan; investment funds regulatory partners Norm Champ, Daniel Kahl and associate Lena Yoon; ESG & impact partners Mackenzie Drutowski, Jennie Morawetz and associate Ethan Silverman; debt finance partners Jocelyn Hirsch and Leonard Kim and associate Sean Sullivan; regulatory partner Prem Mohan and associate Najma Ahmad; and technology & IP transactions partner Max Harris.