Gabrielle Sumich

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

• Apollo in its $550 million acquisition of a 50% interest in a 2 GW solar and battery storage project renewables portfolio in Texas from TotalEnergies (NYSE: TTE).
• Ridgewood Infrastructure in its investment in Valley Cold Storage & Transportation, a provider of temperature-controlled storage and logistics solutions.
• GCM Grosvenor (NASDAQ: GCMG) on acquiring a 25% equity interest in Shepherds Flat from Brookfield Asset Management and its institutional partners, including its listed affiliate Brookfield Renewable.
• Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) in its $1.81 billion acquisition of Air Products’ (NYSE: APD) liquefied natural gas process technology and equipment business.
• I Squared Capital in its acquisition of WOW Logistics, a Wisconsin-based integrated supply chain solutions provider.
• SCF Partners in its acquisition of Flowchem, Val-Tex and Sealweld from Entegris Inc.
• Sandbrook Capital in its investment of up to $460 million in rPlus Energies, a private renewable energy developer.
• Ridgewood Infrastructure in its acquisition of Waste Resources Management.
• Engine No. 1 in its proposed strategic partnership with Vale and Manara Minerals to invest in Vale Base Metals, the holding entity for Vale’s energy transition metals business.
• Engine No. 1 in the sale of its ETF business and infrastructure to the TCW Group.
• Bernhard Capital Partners in the sale of Charah Solutions Inc., a provider of environmental services and byproduct recycling to the power generation industry, to SER Capital Partners.
• Ovintiv Inc. (NYSE: OVV) in its $4.275 billion acquisition of all leasehold interest and related assets of Black Swan Oil & Gas, PetroLegacy Energy and Piedra Resources, and the concurrent $825 million sale of its Bakken assets.
• Atlas Technical Consultants, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATCX), a leading provider of infrastructure and environmental solutions, in its acquisition by funds managed by GI Partners in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.05 billion.
• Savage Enterprises, LLC in the sale of EnviroServe Inc., a provider of environmental and waste management services, to an affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners, LLC.
• Twin Ridge Capital Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: TRCA), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, in its $270 million business combination with Carbon Revolution Limited (ASX: CBR).
• Blue Source Sustainable Forests Co., a joint venture between TPG Rise-backed Anew Climate and various equity investors, in its $1.8 billion acquisition of various entities managed by The Forestland Group and its $1+ billion capital raise.
• Pathfinder Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: PFDR), a special purpose acquisition company, in its $537 million business combination with Movella, a fullstack provider of sensors, software, and analytics that enable the digitization of movement.
• Transportation Infrastructure Partners, a joint venture between Ridgewood Infrastructure, LLC and Savage, in the acquisition of Worldwide Terminals Fernandina, LLC, the manager and operator for the Port of Fernandina, Florida, a strategic intermodal terminal handling essential bulk, breakbulk and containerized cargo. 
• PropTech Investment Corporation II (NASDAQ: PTIC), a special purpose acquisition company, in its $575 million business combination with RW National Holdings (d/b/a Appreciate), the parent holding company of Renters Warehouse, an end-to-end Single Family Rental (SFR) marketplace and management platform.

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

• IGO in its $1.9 billion acquisition of 49% of Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia, the majority owner of the Greenbushes Lithium Mine and 100% owner-operator of the Kwinana lithium hydroxide processing plant.
• BHP in its $1.1 billion sale of its interests in the BHP Mitsui Coal joint venture to Stanmore Resources. BMC is a metallurgical coal joint venture in Queensland, Australia which comprises the Poitrel and South Walker Creek operations, Red Mountain Infrastructure and the Wards Well development.
• Mineral Resources in relation to the original $1.15 billion sale of a 50% interest in the Wodgina lithium project to Albemarle Corporation which was later amended to the sale of a 60% interest in the Wodgina lithium project for a cash payment of $820 million and the transfer of a 40% interest in Albemarle’s Kemerton Hydroxide Plant to Mineral Resources.
• Northern Star Resources in its $243 million acquisition of the Yandal gold project in Western Australia’s Kalgoorlie-Boulder region by way of takeover of Echo Resources.
• Panoramic Resources in its equity raising to re-capitalise Panoramic, de-risk the restart of the Savannah Nickel Mine and fund project enhancement initiatives.
• Australian Strategic Material’s entry into a $250 million framework agreement with a South Korean consortium for 20% in its Dubbo Project and offtake from Korean Metals Plant.
• Mincor Resources in its acquisition of the Long Nickel Mine from Independence Group and its equity financing to restart nickel sulphide mining in Kambalda.
• Barrick Gold in its joint venture arrangements with Troy Resources in respect of the Karouni gold project in Guyana.
• BCI Minerals’ capital raising to fund its Mardie salt and potash project, located in the West Pilbara coast.
• Hastings Technology Metals in its private placement to advance the Yangibana Rare Earths Project in Western Australia.

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