Kirkland & Ellis advised technology-focused investment firm Vista Equity Partners on a strategic growth investment in business aviation software provider Portside. The transaction was announced May 30, 2024. Portside plans to use the new funding to drive continued growth through product and customer expansion strategies. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Vlad Kroll and Eva Mak and associates Sylvia Zaich and Emily Barber; tax partners David Kung, Heidi Yuen and Zak Morozov; technology & IP transactions partners John Lynn and Daisy Darvall; and antitrust & competition partner Mark Gardner.