Kirkland Advises Warren Equity Partners on Closing of Oversubscribed Small Cap Fund II at Over $550 Million
Kirkland & Ellis advised Warren Equity Partners Manager, L.P. (WEP) on the final close of its latest small-cap private equity investment fund, Warren Equity Partners ELIDO Fund II, L.P. and Warren Equity Partners ELIDO Fund II-A, L.P. (collectively, WEP ELIDO II) at over $550 million. WEP ELIDO II closed on its hard cap, exceeding its initial target of $450 million. The oversubscribed fund includes commitments from a diverse group of new and returning investors including pension funds, insurance companies, endowments and foundations, fund of funds and family offices.
The Kirkland team was led by investment funds partners Dave Stults, Luzia Vaczy and Scott Lenahan and associates Erica Sims, Tom Kelley, Farrah Way, Francis Won and Kendal Kilberger; and tax partners Stanley Ramsay and Philip Cooke and associate Leah Blake.
