Kirkland Advises FTV Capital on $4.05 Billion Growth Equity Fundraise
Kirkland & Ellis advised growth equity investment firm FTV Capital on the successful close of both FTV VIII, L.P., the firm’s latest flagship fund and FTV Ascend I, L.P., a new vehicle dedicated to smaller investments. Each fund oversubscribed with FTV VIII closing with total commitments of $3.4 billion and FTV Ascend I closing with total commitments of $651 million. The funds are both focused on control and minority equity investments in companies across the enterprise and financial technology landscape.
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The Kirkland team included investment funds lawyers Jordan Murray, August Sangese, Linda Dahl, Esther Kim, Gabrielle Kornblau, Ariela Rivkin, Elvan Yolcu, Lydia Seife, Scott Kingsbury, Nicole Jodan and Palden Flynn; investment funds regulatory lawyers Melissa Gainor, Jasmina Resic and Hannah Cloh; and tax lawyers Stanley Ramsay and Allison Bray.
