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Private Equity: Buyouts - Massachusetts

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What the Team is Known For

Kirkland & Ellis LLP has a high-quality Boston team with an excellent pedigree in private equity transactional matters, backed by the broader firm's powerhouse credentials in both large-cap and midmarket deals. The team acts for a number of local, regional and international sponsors on buyouts, exits, joint ventures and minority investments.

Work Highlights

  • Kirkland represented Carlyle in the acquisition of global medtech company Baxter International's kidney care segment for $3.8 billion.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Armand A Della Monica
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Armand A Della Monica
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Armand Della Monica is an experienced and highly rated private equity attorney with an excellent track record in advising large and mid-market investment firms on a broad array of transactional activity. He also acts for private equity clients and their portfolio businesses on strategic and governance issues.

Armand gets to the heart of the matter and doesn't get overly bogged down in smaller things.

Armand is an outstanding strategic adviser.

Christian A Atwood
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Christian A Atwood
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Christian Atwood is a popular choice for clients facing midmarket and high-end private equity transactional mandates, where his excellent track record in complex deal work comes to the fore. He also offers skills in growth equity investments.

One of his super powers is taking complicated situations and getting to the crux of them. His level of client service is second to none and he understands the key commercial points of a deal.

Christian is an incredible transactional M&A attorney.

He is very commercial, he knows what to leave and where to dig in.

Christian Atwood is an exceptional lawyer.

Christian Atwood is available, reliable and is an expert.

Shayla K Harlev
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Shayla K Harlev
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Shayla Harlev has a diverse practice which sees her act for both corporate clients and private equity firms in transactional matters. Her expertise covers leveraged buyouts, minority investments and joint ventures, as well as advising on M&A and broader corporate law issues for portfolio companies.

Shayla is a talented lawyer.

Amanda C Border
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Amanda C Border
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Amanda Border represents an array of funds in complex buyouts and minority investments, with experience assisting on cross-border transactions.

Amanda Border is highly efficient, very responsive, gets to the point and makes you feel like a priority.

Amanda is extremely knowledgeable in all aspects of transactions.

She is an outstanding attorney whose manner is calm and constructive even when working on resolving matters under high timeline or impact duress. I rate her among the best partners I've worked with.

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Private Equity: Buyouts

Armand A Della Monica
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Armand A Della Monica
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Christian A Atwood
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Christian A Atwood
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Shayla K Harlev
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Shayla K Harlev
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Amanda C Border
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Amanda C Border
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