Kirkland & Ellis advised NAVER Corporation (KRX), and its subsidiaries, LINE Digital Frontier Corporation (“LDF”) and WEBTOON Entertainment, on the deal. NAVER Corporation (KRX), Korea’s largest...
NAVER’s Acquisition of eBOOK Initiative Japan
KRAFTON’s Acquisition of Unknown Worlds
Fenwick & West LLP advised Unknown Worlds on the deal, while Kirkland & Ellis advised KRAFTON. Unknown Worlds, the game developer behind Subnautica, announced its definitive agreement...
Ansys’ Acquisition of Zemax
Kirkland & Ellis advised EQT Private Equity in the transaction. Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS) executed the acquisition of Zemax, from EQT Private Equity, through the EQT Mid Market...
ManpowerGroup’s $925 Million Acquisition of Ettain Group
Kirkland & Ellis advised ettain group on the deal while Sidley Austin represented ManpowerGroup Inc. ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, excuted the...
GPI Capital’s $175 Million Growth Equity Investment in Hopper
Kirkland & Ellis and McCarthy Tétrault represented GPI Capital in connection with the investment in Hopper, assisted by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP. GPI Capital executed...
Portage Fintech Acquisition’s Upsized $240 Million IPO
Kirkland & Ellis counseled Portage Fintech Acquisition Corp. on the deal, while Winston & Strawn represented Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC as joint underwriter. Portage Fintech...
GHO Capital III’s Fundraising
Kirkland & Ellis advised GHO Capital on the recent closing of its third fund, GHO Capital III. The fund was significantly oversubscribed, closing at its hard...
Nordic Capital’s €1.2 Billion Closing of Evolution Fund
Carey Olsen, working alongside Kirkland & Ellis and Arendt & Medernach, advised European private equity firm Nordic Capital on the €1.2 billion final closing of its...