Kirkland & Ellis advised Fremman Capital, a pan-European, mid-market investment firm, on closing its debut fund, Fremman I MM and accompanying SMA (together, the “Fund”), raising over €600 million and, together with related co-investment funds, taking total assets under management to over €1 billion. The Fund is the largest first-time pan-European buyout fund raised since 2020, with the formation of the management business and raising of the Fund occurring throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Read Fremman’s press release The Kirkland team was led by investment funds partners David Pritchett and Jeremy Leggate and associates Ryan Mason and Candice Kwok; financial services regulation partner Zach Milloy; and ESG & impact partner Daniel D’Ambrosio and associate Andy Burnett.