Jessie Perlman is an associate in the Technology & IP Transactions Practice Group in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Experience
Representative Matters
Software & Services
Thoma Bravo, a premiere private equity firm investing in software and technology, in the following deals:
$10.4 billion take-private acquisition of Anaplan (NYSE: PLAN), a provider of a cloud-native platform for orchestrating business performance
$2.4 billion take-private acquisition of Talend (NASDAQ: TLND), a provider of data integration and data integrity
$2 billion take-private acquisition of QAD Inc. (NASDAQ: QADA, QADB), a provider of next-generation manufacturing and supply chain solutions in the cloud
Thoma Bravo-backed QAD in its acquisition of Redzone, a provider of a connected workforce solution for manufacturing
Co-investors Thoma Bravo and Madison Dearborn Partners in their carve-out acquisition of Kaufman, Hall & Associates' software division to create Syntellis Performance Solutions, an enterprise performance management software, data and analytics solutions for healthcare, higher education and financial institutions
Thoma Bravo-backed Adenza, a provider of risk management and regulatory software, in its $10.5 billion sale to NASDAQ (NASDAQ: NDAQ)
Thomas H. Lee Partners in its acquisition alongside Intelligent Medical Objects (IMO) of Melax Technologies, a provider of generative AI and natural language processing technology used to extract key information from biomedical textual data
Travel & Hospitality
Mohari Hospitality in its $550 million acquisition of Tao Group Hospitality, a provider of restaurants, nightlife and entertainment, from Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: MSGE)
Consumer Products, Services & Brands
Sycamore Partners in its pending $400 million acquisition of the Canadian retail business of Lowe's Companies (NYSE: LOW)
L Catterton, along with a group of investors including Financière Agache, the family holding company of LVMH (PAR: MC) CEO Bernard Arnault, in their acquisition of a majority stake in BIRKENSTOCK Group, a global lifestyle brand with a heritage in iconic footwear
Pritzker Private Capital portfolio company Bardstown Bourbon Company, a distiller, producer and bottler of premium Kentucky bourbon and rye whiskey, on its acquisition of Green River Spirits Company
GTCR in its acquisition of Consumer Cellular, Inc., a provider of postpaid wireless services with a focus on the 50+ demographic
Clerk & Government Experience
Legal InternOffice of the Illinois Attorney General2017