Kirkland Advises Clayton, Dubilier & Rice on $2.5 Billion Sale of Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc. to CDW Corporation
Kirkland & Ellis advised Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) on its sale of Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of secure, mission-critical technology-based solutions for approximately 3,900 large and mid-sized customers, to CDW Corporation (Nasdaq: CDW) (“CDW”) for $2.5 billion in cash. The transaction is subject to customary closing adjustments.
The Kirkland team was led by corporate partner Kevin Mausert and associate Andrew Struckmeyer and Sobiel Ebadat, and included assistance from corporate partner Rick Campbell, employee benefits partner Michael Schulman and associate Melissa Harclerode, environmental transactions partner Paul Tanaka and associate Matt Swanson, real estate partner Roberto Miceli and associate Alexander Fischler, intellectual property partner Aaron Lorber and associate Kevin Jacobsen, tax partners Roger Lucas and Mike Conroy, international trade and national security partner Mario Mancuso and associates William Phalen and Erika Krum, government contracts partner Boyd Greene, antitrust partners Ian John and Jill Ross and associate Todd Garcia, healthcare partner Dennis Williams and associates Robert Kantrowitz and Eric Tang, and executive compensation partner Rohit Nafday and associate Deidre Kalenderian.
