Kirkland & Ellis advised Carvana, while Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom advised KAR Auction Services on the deal. KAR Auction Services, Inc., d/b/a/ KAR Global,...
Carvana’s $2.2 Billion Acquisition of ADESA US Physical Auction Business
Blossom III’s $432 Million Fundraising
Proskauer advised Blossom Capital on the formation of Blossom III. The fund raised $432 million to invest in early-stage technology startups in Europe. Blossom Capital has...
Gores Holdings VIII’s Business Combination with Footprint International
Weil, Gotshal & Manges advised Gores Holdings VIII, while Kirkland & Ellis advised Footprint. Sidley Austin served as legal advisor to the co-placement agents. Fried Frank...
NAVER’s Acquisition of eBOOK Initiative Japan
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...
Inmarsat-Led Consortium’s $7.3 Billion Combination With Viasat
Kirkland & Ellis, Clifford Chance and Steptoe & Johnson advised Inmarsat and its controlling consortium, consisting of Apax, CPP Investments, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and Warburg...
Lemonade’s Acquisition of Metromile
Latham & Watkins represented Lemonade in the transaction, while Kirkland & Ellis advised Metromile. Lemonade (NYSE: LMND), the insurance company powered by AI and social good, and...
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...
Carvana’s $750 Million Notes Offering
Kirkland & Ellis advised Carvana, while Davis Polk advised the representative of the initial purchasers on the offering. Carvana Co. executed its debt offering of $750 million aggregate...
Avast plc £6.2 Billion Merger With NortonLifeLock Inc
Ashurst advised Evercore Partners International LLP on the deal. Macfarlanes and Kirkland & Ellis advised NortonLifeLock Inc. White & Case LLP advised Avast plc. On completion...
Root’s Partnership With Carvana
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom represented Root in the transaction. Kirkland & Ellis advised Carvana. Root, Inc., the parent company of Root Insurance Company (“Root”),...
Syniverse’s Merger With M3-Brigade Acquisition II Corp.
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz served as legal counsel for MBAC, while Kirkland & Ellis and DLA Piper acted as legal counsel to Twilio in the...
Twilio’s Partnership with and Investment in Syniverse
Debevoise & Plimpton advised The Carlyle Group, as majority owner of Syniverse, while Kirkland & Ellis LLP and DLA Piper LLP advised Twilio on the deal....