Thomas L. Heffernan

Since joining Kirkland, Tom has been involved in the following matters:

• An infrastructure fund in its acquisition of GridTek Utility Services, a provider of repair, maintenance, installation and upgrade services for electric transmission and distribution infrastructure.
• InfraRed Capital Partners in its acquisition of a 202MW Texas onshore wind farm from Duke Energy Corporation.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Tom was involved in the following matters:

• Sentinel Capital Partners, in its acquisition of Southern Petroleum Laboratories from IGP Equity.
• JERA Co, Inc., in connection with its acquisition of a 50% equity interest in Linden Cogen Holdings LLC, the owner of a 972MW natural gas-fired thermal power cogeneration complex in Linden, New Jersey, and subsequent joint venture arrangements relating thereto with Oaktree Capital Management and Ares Management.
• Ares Management, in connection with its acquisition of three operating utility-scale wind facilities in Texas from BP Wind Energy North America, Inc.
• ArcLight Capital, in connection with its acquisition of controlling upstream equity interests in two Idaho wind farms, and subsequent joint venture arrangements relating thereto with Mitsubishi Corp.
• Riverstone Holdings, in connection with its joint acquisition from the Government of Canada of Ridley Terminals, a marine bulk handling terminal in British Columbia used for coal and petroleum exports, and subsequent joint venture arrangements with AMCI Group. 
• Fermaca Infrastructure, in connection with its 50% joint venture with ONEOK Partners to construct a natural gas pipeline from West Texas to Mexico.
• GS Futures, in connection with its lead investment in Mitra Chem, a leader in the production of lithium-ion battery materials.
• Topcon Healthcare, in connection with its co-lead investment in Toku Eyes, an innovator in AI-powered diagnostic and screening tools for retinal imaging.
• Imagen Technologies, a healthcare technology company developing AI software for diagnostic examinations and providing on-site and virtual diagnostic healthcare services, in connection with its $75 million Series C financing round. 
• Avatar Companies, in connection with its investment in Chopra Global, a provider of wellness and spirituality classes and products.
• Sentinel Capital Partners, in connection with its acquisition of Bandon Holdings, a franchisee of health and fitness clubs.
• Cinven, in connection with its acquisition of National Seating & Mobility, a provider of wheelchairs and complex rehabilitation mobility and accessibility solutions.
• Cinven, in connection with its joint acquisition of LGC, a provider of measurement tools and testing schemes for healthcare products, and subsequent joint venture agreements with Astorg.
• Cinven, in connection with its acquisition of Jaggaer, a global provider of procurement software, and subsequent joint venture arrangements with Accel-KKR.
• Odyssey Investment Partners, in connection with its acquisition of Aero Precision Industries from Greenwich AeroGroup.
• Aero Precision Industries, in connection with its acquisition of Kellstrom Defense, a leading provider of mission-ready aviation and sustainment solutions to the military aftermarket.
• Stone Point Capital, in connection with its sale of Longevity Holdings, a data and analytics provider for the management of life insurance policies.
• Hildene Capital, in connection with its investment in and strategic alliance with SILAC Insurance Company, a leading provider of insurance annuities.
• BlackRock, in connection with its investment in Human Interest, a provider of retirement plans for small and medium-sized businesses.

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