Kirkland & Ellis advised Vestar Capital Partners, a leading U.S. middle-market private equity firm, on the closing of a $1.2 billion single-asset continuation vehicle for its stake in Circana, a leading global advisor on the complexity of consumer behavior. Blackstone Strategic Partners and HarbourVest Partners acted as lead investors in the transaction. Read Vestar’s press release The Kirkland team was led by investment funds partners Eric Fischer, Sean Hill and Dave Stults and included corporate partners Frances Dales and Jonathan Benloulou.