Joseph A. Tootle

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

• Blackstone in the formation of Blackstone Energy Transition Partners IV L.P., a $5.6 billion global energy fund.
• KKR-backed Kito Crosby, a provider of lifting solutions, in its pending $2.7 billion sale to Columbus McKinnon Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCO).
• KKR in its acquisition of Telecom Italia’s fixed-line network for €22 billion.
• Global Infrastructure Partners in its $12.5 billion acquisition by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), creating a leading infrastructure private markets investment platform with over $150 billion in AUM.
• Silver Lake on the $13 billion acquisition of global sports and entertainment company Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EDR).
• Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) in its sale of an equity stake in Phase 1 of NextDecade Corporation’s (NASDAQ: NEXT) Rio Grande LNG to ADNOC.
• Consortium of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) in the $6.2 billion acquisition of ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE: ALE).
• Global Infrastructure Partners in its investment in Rio Grande LNG’s $18.4 billion Phase I development and project financing.
• KKR and GED Capital on the acquisition of Eugin Group.
• KKR on its investment in Cotiviti.
• KKR as part of a consortium of institutional investors in the acquisition of GreenSky and associated loan assets from The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS).
• Apax on strategic investment in IANS Research.
• Apax Digital Funds on strategic investment in Petvisor.
• Consortium and KKR in the $15 billion all-cash acquisition of CyrusOne Inc. (NASDAQ: CONE).
• KKR in the formation of:
  
  • KKR Property Partners Americas, a $10 billion open-end U.S. core plus fund.
  • KKR Asia Property Partners Americas, a $5 billion open-end Asia core plus fund.
  • KKR Property Partners Europe, a €5 billion open-end European core plus fund.

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

• KKR in a large number of matters, including:
  
  • Raising its Americas, Europe and Asia-focused real estate funds and in raising a number of private credit and real estate credit funds.
  • The acquisition of Global Atlantic.
  • The take-private of John Laing Group PLC.
  • The take-private of Ocean Yield.
  • The carve-out of Wella from Coty Inc.
  • Its investment in Sempra Infrastructure Partners.
  • The acquisition of Neighborly.
  • The acquisition of Viridor.
  • The acquisition of Seiyu from Walmart.
  • The acquisition of Masmovil Group.
  • The acquisition of Overdrive.
  • The acquisition of Hyperoptic.
  • The acquisition of Discovery Midstream.
  • The acquisition of Q Park.
  • The acquisition of Travelopia.
  • The acquisition of Calvin Capital.
  • The acquisition of Trainline.
  • The acquisition of WebHelp.
• EQT in the acquisition of Cast & Crew and the sale of Aldevron. EQT in raising its flagship funds and its infrastructure funds.
• Stone Point Capital in the acquisition of Duff & Phelps and the acquisition of Ascensus.
• Blackstone in the spin-off of its financial advisory business and its subsequent combination to form PJT Partners.
• Blackstone in acquiring $23 billion of real estate assets from GE Capital.