Kirkland Advises Formentera on Oversubscribed Closing of $828.5 Million Fund II

Kirkland & Ellis counseled Formentera Partners and its Formentera Partners Fund II, LP, which closed oversubscribed with $828.5 million in capital commitments, exceeding its $600 million target with support from a diverse group of new and existing investors, including pension plans, asset managers, endowments, foundations, family offices and high net worth individuals. Formentera is a leading energy-focused private equity firm that acquires and optimizes onshore producing oil and gas assets and strategically develops assets under management.

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The Kirkland team was led by investment funds partners Matt Nadworny and Ian Jelsma; and included investment funds partners Chris Scully and Sabrina Glaser and associates Nathan Wolcott, Tomi Olutoye and Jennifer Kim-Gagne; and tax partner Steve Butler and associate Grant Newman.