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January 23, 2026
Kirkland Advises Sandbrook Capital on an up to $460 Million Commitment to rPlus Energies

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- Kirkland & Ellis advised Sandbrook Capital on forming a platform-level partnership with rPlus Energies, a private renewable energy developer
- Sandbrook will invest up to $460 million in the platform, with continued backing from Gardner Group, the founding investor in rPlus and a commercial real estate company in the Mountain West
- The Kirkland team included partners and associates from corporate, debt finance, tax, executive compensation, energy regulatory, and insurance practices.
Kirkland & Ellis represented Sandbrook Capital, a private investment firm, on a platform-level partnership with rPlus Energies, a leading private renewable energy developer. Sandbrook will invest up to $460 million in the platform alongside continued support from Gardner Group, the founding investor in rPlus and a leading commercial real estate company in the Mountain West. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners John Pitts and Patrick Moneypenny; debt finance partners Rob Eberhardt and Kelann Stirling; and tax partner Mark Dundon; and included corporate associates Gabrielle Sumich and Emma Balls; executive compensation partner Stephen Jacobson and associate Maddison Riddick; energy regulatory partner Brooksany Barrowes; tax partner Sophia Han; and transactional liability insurance partner Anna Geml.
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