Kirkland & Ellis advises WHP Global, one of the fastest growing global brand management firms, on its acquisition of a majority interest in the G-Star RAW® brand, a denim fashion brand. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2023, subject to customary closing conditions including works council procedure. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team was led by partners Carlos Gil Rivas, Ben Hai and John Patten, with support from corporate partner Hamed Meshki; debt finance partners Evgeny Zborovsky, Sarah Goodwin, David Nemecek and Katrina Levy; tax partners Tim Lowe and Cian O'Connor; and antitrust partners Philipp Gnatzy and Athina Van Melkebeke.