Kirkland Represents Joint Venture Between Cerberus Capital Management and Affiliates of Highgate on Acquisition of CorePoint Lodging for $1.5 Billion
Kirkland & Ellis advised a joint venture between Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., a global leader in alternative investing, and affiliates of Highgate, a leading real estate investment and hospitality management company, on the acquisition of CorePoint Lodging Inc. (NYSE: CPLG), a pure play select-service hotel owner strategically focused on the midscale and upper-midscale segments, for approximately $1.5 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022 and is subject to customary closing conditions.
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The Kirkland team was led by real estate partners Andrew Small, Richard Grossmann, Jonathan Schechter and Travis Fleming, corporate partners David Klein and Michael Brueck, and tax partner Mike Beinus.