Kirkland & Ellis advised Clearhaven Partners LP (Clearhaven), a Boston-based software specialist private equity firm, on the closing of its sophomore fund, Clearhaven Fund II, L.P. (Fund II), at more than $580 million of capital commitments. The close was announced on December 20, 2023. Fund II closed at its hard cap approximately two years following the closing of its debut fund. Clearhaven pursues investments in growing lower middle market software and technology companies with revenues of approximately $20 million to $100 million. Read Clearhaven’s press release The Kirkland team was led by investment funds partners Katie St. Peters and Brian Delaney and associates Erica Sims and Brianna Tsutsui; investment funds regulatory partner Alpa Patel and associate Danielle Sartain; and tax partner Mike Greenberg.