Maggie King
Overview
Maggie King is an associate in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Her practice focuses primarily on the technology and intellectual property aspects of complex business transactions. She has represented public and private companies and private equity funds across a range of industries, including technology, artificial intelligence, healthcare, energy, manufacturing, software, telecommunications and financial technology, specifically cryptocurrency.
Prior to joining Kirkland, Maggie worked as a data scientist specializing in applied analytics and machine learning, for a variety of software companies, including big tech firms and predictive analytics startups and served as a director for The University of Chicago’s Computational Analysis and Public Policy program.
Experience
Representative Matters
Software & Services
- LogRhythm, a security information and event management company, on its merger agreement with Exabeam, a global cybersecurity company that delivers AI-driven security operations
- Clearhaven Partners-backed Engageware in its acquisition of Aivo, a provider of conversational and generative AI technology
- Warburg Pincus on the $200 million investment in Bloomerang, an Indiana-based CRM software company servicing small to midsized nonprofits in the US and Canada
- K1 Investment Management-backed Reveal in its acquisition of IPRO, a provider of cloud-based eDiscovery software
- Private equity firm in its acquisition of a software company that sells donor information and proprietary analytics on donors to non-profits
- Thoma Bravo-backed QAD in its acquisition of Redzone, a provider of a connected workforce solution for manufacturing
Media & Entertainment
- Universal Music Group in its $240 million investment in Chord Music Partners, a portfolio comprising assets from some of the world's most iconic artists and songwriters
- Cosm, a leading immersive technology, media and entertainment company, in its multi-year partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery’s TNT Sports to produce and present select live premium sports programming from across TNT Sports’ footprint in immersive 8K+ at its forthcoming venues
Energy, Industrials & Infrastructure
- Infrastructure investment firm in a strategic alliance with a global leader in carbon emission reduction technologies
- Manufacturing company expands its portfolio of custom manufacturing companies with acquisition of a custom manufacturing of products and tanks
- NexTier Oilfield Solutions (NYSE: NEX) in its $5.4 billion merger of equals with Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTEN), a provider of oilfield services and products
- Olympus Partners-backed Tank Holding in its acquisition of Fluidall, a provider of fluid storage tanks and bulk equipment solutions for storage, transfer and dispensing, from ATEK Companies
- True Green Capital in the $293 million sale of a 220 MW portfolio of distributed solar assets to Altus Power (NYSE: AMPS)
Financial Services
- Galaxy Digital Holdings (TSX: GLXY) in its $65 million acquisition of Helios, a large-scale bitcoin mining facility, from Argo Blockchain (LSE: ARB, NASDAQ: ARBK)
- Shareholders of Metaco, a provider of digital asset custody and tokenization technology, in its sale to Ripple
Healthcare & Life Sciences
- Eli Lilly in its agreement with OpenAI to harness generative AI to develop new treatments to overcome antimicrobial resistance
- Moderna in its research and development collaboration agreement and patent licensing with Immatics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, for the development of innovative mRNA-enabled oncology therapeutics
- Partners Group-backed Confluent Health in its acquisition of MOTION PT Group, a provider of physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy, from Pharos Capital Group
- Private equity firm in financing a relatively early-stage medical device startup currently being sold as a wearable medical device to assist women suffering from hot flashes
Consumer Products, Services & Brands
- Tornante and Madison Dearborn Partners-backed Bazooka Candy Brands, a portfolio of non-chocolate confectionary brands, in its sale to Apax
- Madison Dearborn Partners, alongside Tornante Company, in the sale of TDS Gift Cards, a provider of gift card processing and program management services, to Ziff Davis (NASDAQ: ZD)
- BC Partners on the sale of a minority stake in PetSmart to asset manager Apollo
Clerk & Government Experience
Judicial ClerkHonorable Thomas L. Kirsch IIUnited States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit2021–2022
Prior Experience
Research Scientist, Google (Secondment from the University of Chicago)
Research Engineer and Computational Analysis and Public Policy Program Director, The University of Chicago
Head of Engineering, Omelas
Specialty Products Analyst, Argus Media
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2021Illinois
Education
- Notre Dame Law Schoolsumma cum laude
Award for Outstanding Achievement, IP & Technology Law
- University of Chicago, Harris School of Public PolicyM.P.P.with Honors
- University of Wisconsin-MadisonB.A., Historywith DistinctionComprehensive Honors