Kirkland & Ellis advised Silver Oak Services Partners LLC on the recapitalization of portfolio company Smile Partners USA through a strategic investment from a new continuation fund. The continuation fund, managed by Silver Oak, is anchored by commitments from funds managed by BlackRock Secondaries & Liquidity Solutions and Hollyport Capital, with additional support from new and existing investors.
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The Kirkland team included investment funds lawyers Laura Stake, Eric Fischer, Garrett Lorentz, Francisco Cardona, Bryon Boyce, Thomas Toman, Erin Lachaal and Aidan Burke; corporate lawyers Josh Dubin, Alex Knight, Alfredo Rosales and Matias Joseph; tax lawyers Christopher Worek, Katherine Karnosh and Andrew Zhang; and investment funds regulatory lawyers Nicholas Hemmingsen, Marisa Stern and Felix Jen.