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A Kirkland team led by corporate partner Vincent Ponsonnaille and tax partner Nadine Gelli is advising Wendel on the acquisition of a controlling stake in Committed Advisors from its founding partners, who will reinvest all their net proceeds in Committed Advisors funds as part of the envisaged transaction. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gysR3HtB

We’re proud to be recommended in 15 practice areas in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific: China Edition for 2026. Congrats also to the 14 Kirkland lawyers who were individually recognized! ⭐ Clients praised Kirkland for maintaining “a high level of client focus throughout the service process” along with “a high level of communication frequency and a strong sense of responsibility.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/gF-JwfT4

Congrats to partners Adrian Duncan and Dan Clarke on being named to Law.com International’s 2025 list of “Private Equity Rising Stars” for their roles on several significant transactions. 🎉 Adrian was highlighted for advising Actis on its sale to General Atlantic, a highly complex deal involving multiple LP consents, a dual-track GP-stakes and control-deal analysis, and extensive regulatory coordination. Dan earned recognition for his work on major sponsor mandates, including Warburg Pincus’ acquisition of Health Partners Group and Advent International’s $4.8 billion acquisition of a majority stake in Reckitt’s Essential Home portfolio. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gJrf9AHa

In the latest and final ruling in the Wirecard insolvency saga, Germany’s highest regular court held that shareholder damages claims are subordinated to general unsecured creditor claims, even in cases arising from capital markets fraud. Our attorneys Dr. Michael Berger, Friedrich Schlott and Ann-Kathrin Ziegler highlight the decision’s reinforcement of the “debt before equity” principle and the clarity it brings to German insolvency practice. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g7DeuZmb

A few weeks ago, partners in our New York office hosted a WIMF reception with restaurateur Danny Meyer at one of his iconic New York establishments, The Modern. Danny shared the core principles behind his renowned approach to exceptional client service and explored how these same ideas can apply to the practice of investment management.

Global Restructuring Review named Kirkland “Chapter 11 Firm of the Year” and honored partner Josh Sussberg as “Advocate of the Year” at its 2025 awards. Our market-leading Restructuring Group provides a broad range of business advisory and crisis management skills to navigate clients through the turmoil of situations involving financially troubled companies. With more than 250 attorneys in the U.S., Europe and Asia, the group is a leader in complex domestic and cross-border restructuring and insolvency matters. Learn more about our restructuring practice: https://lnkd.in/gmQZhE7n Josh is a member of the Firm’s Executive Committee and is consistently recognized as one of the country’s preeminent restructuring attorneys. Clients have referred to him as “one of the most brilliant lawyers at negotiating consensual resolutions” and someone who is “a really good advocate for his clients.” Congrats, Josh! Read more: https://lnkd.in/g9U6yutX

Congrats to partners Adam Alper and Mike De Vries on being named Law360 Intellectual Property MVPs! Adam and Mike were recognized for winning a $25 million verdict in patent litigation over a promising fecal transplant technology and for representing Motorola in a blockbuster intellectual property case. 👏 “Over the years that I’ve been a lawyer, I can’t think of a single other partnership team in at least our area of the law that is like Mike and mine, where you have two people who work so closely together,” Adam said. “We’re telepathic at this point in terms of our thinking.” “We really expanded that [partnership] with our overall team, which has some of the best lawyers in the country who’ve done some of the most sophisticated trial work and really technologically intense intellectual property litigation,” Mike said. Read the Law360 profile: https://lnkd.in/gjx_WFFT

We’re proud to be ranked as the #1 law firm for restructuring by Global Restructuring Review for the ninth year in a row. We were noted for our “consistent involvement in landmark, multi-billion dollar matters.” The GRR rankings list recognizes firms with verifiable experience tackling cross-border restructuring or insolvency matters around the world, based on a range of factors including global reach, the value of the cases worked on and the volume of caseload, and reputation in the market. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g9_xUe57

A Kirkland team led by corporate partners Kimberly Han and Rajab S. Abbassi, insurance regulatory partner Parimah Hassouri and tax partner Polina Liberman advised global insurance group Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. on a definitive agreement to acquire Agrihedge for $970 million from Falfurrias Capital Partners. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gQuj79uc

A Kirkland team led by debt finance partners Paul Sandler and David Nemecek and restructuring partners Thomas Jemmett and Daniel Stathis advised the Ardagh Group in relation to its successful comprehensive c. $6 billion debt and equity recapitalization. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gCCbFMiP