Michael P. Alcan
Partner
Tax
Overview
Michael Alcan is a tax partner in the Los Angeles office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. His practice focuses on the tax aspects of complex business transactions.
Experience
Representative Matters
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Advanced Critical Care, Emergency and Specialty Services – Los Angeles, in its sale to Pathway Vet Alliance, an owner and operator of veterinary hospitals
- Ares Management Corp. (NYSE: ARES) in its $428 million acquisition of AMP’s PrivateMarketsCo Infrastructure Debt platform
- Ares Management in its acquisition of Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant, a casual-dining chain and wine club, from KarpReilly
- Ares Management-backed Convergint Technologies, a security integrator, in its partial sale to Leonard Green & Partners and Harvest Partners
- Bain Capital Credit in the formation of a strategic partnership with Open Road Capital and InterPrivate to make long-term equity investments in transportation companies and their subsequent investment in Herrin-Gear Autoplex, an automotive dealership group
- Carlisle Companies (NYSE: CSL) in its $2.025 billion sale of Carlisle Interconnect Technologies, a provider of high-performance wire and cable, to Amphenol (NYSE: APH)
- Clearlake Capital-backed OnShift, provider of human capital management software and services in the healthcare industry, in its sale to ShiftKey
- Clearlake Capital-backed Wheel Pros in its acquisition of Transamerican Auto Parts
- Clearlake Capital in its acquisition of MV Credit, a private credit specialist, from Natixis Investment Managers
- GI Partners in its acquisition of Valet Living, a full-service amenities provider to the multifamily housing industry
- Great Hill Partners-backed Examity in its sale to Meazure Learning
- GTCR-backed RevSpring, a provider of communication and payment solutions, in its sale to Frazier Healthcare Partners
- Industrial Growth Partners in its sale of Integrated Global Services, a provider of highly engineered, proprietary surface protection solutions and technologies, to J.F. Lehman & Company
- Interblock in its acquisition of electronic table game assets from Aruze Gaming America
- Levine Leichtman Capital Partners-backed Trinity Consultants, an EHS, engineering and science consulting firm, in its sale to Oak Hill Capital
- Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, on the sale of its portfolio company Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa to funds managed by Harvest Partners
- Marlin Equity Partners-backed Virgin Pulse in its $3 billion merger with HealthComp, a provider of a benefits and analytics platform, to create a technology and data powered health platform-as-a-service organization
- Oaktree Capital Management-backed J&J Ventures Gaming in its acquisition of Illinois Gaming Systems, a video gaming terminal operator
- Oaktree Capital Management-backed WHP Global in its acquisition of fashion brand Anne Klein from Premier Brands Group
- Oaktree Capital Management in its acquisition of a majority interest in BusPatrol, a provider of school bus stop-arm camera technology
- Oaktree Capital Management in its acquisition of Interblock
- Oaktree Capital Management in its acquisition of Kondaur Capital Corporation, a nationwide residential asset manager and specialty loan service
- Option Care Health (NASDAQ: OPCH) in its proposed $3.6 billion merger with Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED), a provider of home health, hospice and high-acuity care
- Parthenon and Bain Capital-backed Zelis, a provider of healthcare technology solutions, in its investment from Mubadala Investment Company, Norwest and HarbourVest
- THL Partners in its investment in YA Group, a provider of business consulting services
- TJC backed-iNRCORE, a supplier of magnetics and passive electronic components, in its recapitalization with TJC and Warburg Pincus
- Zelis Healthcare, a Parthenon Capital Partners portfolio company, in a recapitalization and combination transaction with RedCard Systems
Investment Funds
- Center Rock Capital Partners in the formation of its Center Rock Capital Partners Fund II
- Clearlake Capital Partners in the formation of its $14.1 billion Clearlake Capital Partners VII
- Clearlake Capital Group in its single-asset secondary transactions of Icons I through V
- Clearlake Capital Group on its sixth flagship private equity investment fund, Clearlake Capital Partners VI LP, with more than $7 billion in commitments
- Energy Capital Partners on its fifth energy fund, ECP V, with $6.7 billion in commitments
- Francisco Partners on completion of $17 billion in capital commitments between its $13.5 billion flagship fund, Francisco Partners VII, L.P., and its $3.3 billion Francisco Partners Agility III, L.P. fund
- Francisco Partners (FP) on its closing of approximately $9 billion in capital commitments across two funds: Francisco Partners VI, L.P. and Francisco Partners Agility II, L.P.
- Frazier Healthcare on its closing of $2.3 billion Frazier Healthcare Growth Buyout Fund XI
- Frontenac in the completion of its oversubscribed continuation fund transaction to fund future growth initiatives of portfolio company, Motion & Control Enterprises
- HGGC on the formation of HGGC Fund IV, closed on $2.54 billion of capital commitments, surpassing its target of $2.25 billion and HGGC’s $1.85 billion Fund III
- Knox Lane in the formation of KLC Fund II, a $1 billion buyout fund
- Levine Leichtman Capital Partners in the formation and closing of a $575 million multi-asset continuation fund
- Lone View Capital on the formation of its $850 million inaugural fund, Lone View Capital Fund I
- Nexus Capital Management LP on its third private equity fund, Nexus Special Situations III, L.P. at $1.25 billion of third party committed capital
- Seaside Equity Partners on the formation of its second private equity investment fund, closed on $325 million in capital commitments, surpassing its target of $225 million and more than double its $160 million Fund I
- Truelink Capital Management, LLC on the formation of its first fund, Truelink Capital I, closed with aggregate third-party LP commitments of $875 million
Restructurings
- Frontier Communications Corporation and its 103 debtor subsidiaries in their prearranged Chapter 11 restructuring in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
- Tupperware Brands Corporation and its debtor affiliates (“Tupperware”) in their Chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Tupperware, an iconic American brand founded in 1947, entered Chapter 11 with approximately $810 million in funded debt
Capital Markets
- AP Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: APCAU), a SPAC associated with Advantage Partners, on its NYSE IPO that raised $172.5 million
- Ares Management Corp. in its Rule 144A offering of $500 million of senior notes
Debt Finance
- Monarch Alternative Capital in providing a $200 million term loan facility to a sponsor-owned portfolio, the proceeds of which were utilized to fund refinancing and add-on transactions.
- Tupperware Brands Corporation (NYSE: TUP) in connection with an amendment to its existing senior secured revolving and term loan credit facility
- Tupperware Brands Corporation (NYSE: TUP) in its $480 million secured multi-currency revolving facility and $400 million secured USD and Euro term loan facility implemented in connection with the refinancing of its existing debt
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2018New York
- 2020California
Languages
- English
- Portuguese
- Japanese
Education
- University of Chicago Law SchoolJ.D.with Honors2017
- Boston UniversityB.A., International Relationscum laude2010
News &
Insights
Kirkland Advises Zelis on Minority Equity Raise