Kirkland & Ellis advises Oak View Group (OVG), a global venue development, advisory and investment company for the sports and live entertainment industries, on its acquisition of Rhubarb Hospitality Collection (RHC), a high-end hospitality provider. The deal represents a continuing expansion by OVG into premium hospitality across all types of venues and live events spaces around the world and continues OVG’s commitment as a leading full-service live events company. Read Oak View Group’s press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Hamesh Khatkar and Aprajita Dhundia and associates Oliver Newling and Ben Zelouf; tax partner Peter Abbott and associate Rohit Pisal; and antitrust partner Joel Gory.