Kirkland Advises on Close of Windjammer Capital Fund VI at $1.3 Billion

Kirkland & Ellis advised Windjammer Capital on the close of Windjammer Capital Fund VI, which was announced on January 18, 2024. Fund VI closed at $1.3 billion in total capital commitments, which exceeded the initial target of $1 billion. The fund will focus on acquiring businesses with leading positions in niche addressable markets that provide mission-critical products or services. Target platform companies are typically between $10 million and $50 million in operating profit.

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The Kirkland team was led by investment funds partners Steve Yoo and Justin Solomon and associates Ugo Nwasike, Kristie Kang, James Chao, Mary Ramzy and Bronty O’Leary; investment funds regulatory partner Matt Cohen and associate Leland Langston; tax partner Joel Peters-Fransen and associate Shiyu Ni; and financial services regulatory partners Reva Raghavan and Vanessa Walters and associate Vilian Mladenov.