Kirkland Represents Clayton, Dubilier & Rice on Acquisition of Cornerstone Building Brands for $5.8 Billion

Kirkland & Ellis advised affiliates of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”), a private investment firm, on its acquisition of Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc. (NYSE: CNR), the largest manufacturer of exterior building products in North America, for an enterprise value of approximately $5.8 billion. CD&R is currently the beneficial owner of approximately 49% of Cornerstone’s outstanding shares of common stock. The proposed transaction is expected to close in the second or third quarter of 2022 and is subject to customary closing conditions as well as approval by holders of a majority of the shares of common stock not owned by CD&R and its affiliates.   

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The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners David Klein, Kevin Mausert and Lukas Richards as well as Richard Campbell and Daniel Wolf and associates Jimin He, Mike Lowes and Sophie Daroff, executive compensation partner Rohit Nafday and associate Karsten Busby, tax partner Mike Carew, and litigation partner Matthew Solum.