Kirkland & Ellis advised private equity firm Gamut Capital Management, L.P. on a definitive agreement to acquire Airtron Heating & Air Conditioning, a leading designer, installer and maintenance provider for heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, from NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG). The acquisition was announced August 8, 2024. Airtron was acquired by NRG as part of its acquisition of Direct Energy in 2021. Financial terms were not disclosed. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Constantine Skarvelis, Peter Martelli and Steven Choi; debt finance partners Yuli Wang and Melissa Hutson; and tax partner Mark Schwed with assistance from corporate associates Seung Bo Choi, Sandra Lewitz and Jay Gao; technology & IP transactions partners Joanna Schlingbaum and Shellie Freedman and associate Dan Sotos; debt finance associates Raghav Gupta and Brian Caldwell; tax partner Steven Ort and associate Grace Nielsen; executive compensation partners Anthony Ji and Michael Krasnovsky and associate Devin Kern; and employee benefits of counsel Jack Bernstein and associate Mackenzie Packard.