Press Release

Kirkland Represents GTCR on $3.6 Billion Strategic Growth Fund II

Kirkland & Ellis advised GTCR, a leading private equity firm, on the fundraising and closing of Strategic Growth Fund II with approximately $3.6 billion in aggregate commitments. GTCR initiated fundraising in the fall of 2024, and the oversubscribed fund surpassed its target of $2.75 billion. The predecessor fund, Strategic Growth Fund I, closed in 2022 with aggregate commitments of approximately $2.2 billion.

Read GTCR’s press release

The Kirkland team included investment funds lawyers Sean Malone, Mike Pergler and Katy Kim; tax lawyers Dan Meehan and Alec Campbell; investment funds regulatory lawyer Alpa Patel; and debt finance lawyer Jocelyn Hirsch.