Kirkland & Ellis advised private equity and credit firm Abry Partners on the closing of a $1.6 billion GP-led transaction to create a continuation vehicle for Abry Advanced Securities Fund III. The transaction was announced August 29, 2024.
Read the transaction press release
The Kirkland team was led by investment funds partners Mark Boyagi, Adam Aramati, Garrett Lorentz and David Sherman and associates Davi Sacco and Kasondra West; corporate partners Dan Vaczy and Amanda Border; derivatives partner Scott Gordon; tax partners Alec Campbell and Brandon Short; and debt finance partners Jocelyn Hirsch, Ashley Gregory and Leonard Kim.
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