Andrew Struckmeyer

Kirkland & Ellis advised healthcare technology solutions provider Zelis and its majority owners, Parthenon and Bain Capital, on the sale of a minority stake in the company to a new group of investors led by Mubadala Investment Company. Parthenon and Bain will remain the majority owners of Zelis. The transaction closed on November 26, 2024. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Kyle Elder, Ziyad Ziyadzade, Andrew Struckmeyer, Becky Henz, Paul Milani, Matthew O’Brien, Chris Elder and Jeff Seifman; debt finance lawyers Andrew Idrizovic and Justin Greer; capital markets lawyers Josh Korff and Jennifer Lee; and tax lawyers Rachel Cantor and Michael Paul Alcan.

Dec 5

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis counseled Bain Capital and Diversey Holdings, Ltd. (NASDAQ: DSEY) on Diversey’s definitive merger agreement with Solenis, a portfolio company of Platinum Equity, to acquire Diversey in an all-cash transaction valued at an enterprise value of approximately $4.6 billion. Upon completion of the merger, Diversey will become a private company. Bain, which invested in Diversey in 2017 and subsequently took the company public in 2021, is currently the largest shareholder of Diversey. Read Diversey’s press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Christopher Thomas, Sarkis Jebejian and Andrew Struckmeyer and associates Frankie Gregg, Elizabeth Garai, Lauren Fiotakis and technology & IP associate Josefin Sjöström; capital markets partners Brad Reed, Alex Schwartz and A.J. Million; tax partners Mike Carew and Steve Cantor; and debt finance partners Michelle Kilkenny and Carolyn Aiken.

Mar 8

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis advised Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP), a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, and its portfolio company, Therapeutic Research Center (TRC), on the sale of TRC to Colibri Group, a portfolio company of Gridiron Capital. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. TRC is a provider of independent, evidence-based continuing education and training for healthcare professionals and institutions with a particular content focus on drug therapy recommendations and medication management. The sale of TRC will be LLCP’s 18th successful exit since December 2020. Read LLCP’s press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Kevin Mausert, John Wilkes and Andrew Struckmeyer and associate Josh Cowin.

Nov 22

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis advised AE Industrial Partners and its portfolio company York Space Systems (NYSE: YSS), a U.S.-based space and defense company providing mission-critical solutions for national security, government and commercial customers, on an upsized IPO of 18.5 million shares of common stock at a public offering price of $34.00 per share. York’s common stock began trading on the NYSE on January 29, 2026, marking the third-largest founder-led industrials IPO in the last decade. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team included capital markets lawyers Bob Hayward, Kevin Frank, Ashley Sinclair, Caleb Pilukas, Paul Kieffer and Rebecca Cameron; corporate lawyers Matt Arenson, Andrew Struckmeyer, Jeff Butensky, Isabella Bergonzoli Jaramillo and Christian Suglia; executive compensation lawyers Jake Ebers, Kelsie Harris and Nick Stratman; tax lawyers Rachel Cantor, Mike Conroy, Taddie Larson and Alex Stephenson; debt finance lawyers Michelle Kilkenney, Carolyn Aiken, Jacob Klapholz, Mitchell Steeves and Alex LeLouis; technology & IP transactions lawyers Aaron Lorber and Jeremy Korn; international trade & national security lawyer Luci Hague; government contracts lawyer Boyd Greene; and labor & employment lawyers Anusheh Khoshsima and Maayan Sachs.

Jan 30

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis advised Bain Capital Private Equity portfolio company Rocket Software, Inc., a global technology leader driving modernization for the world’s largest companies, on its definitive agreement to acquire the Application Modernization and Connectivity business of OpenText (NASDAQ: OTEX) (TSX: OTEX), for a total purchase price of $2.275 billion. The combined entity will offer a compelling portfolio of solutions to support the world’s largest companies in their modernization and hybrid cloud journeys. The deal is expected to close in Q2 2024, subject to receipt of applicable regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Read Rocket Software’s press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Chris Elder, Matthew O’Brien and Andrew Struckmeyer and associate Zoe Quick; technology & IP transactions partners Martin Schwertmann and Vladimir Khodosh and associate Derek Ventling; debt finance partners Andrew Idrizovic and Lee Discher and associate Matt Stummer; capital markets partners Sophia Hudson, Julia Danforth and Alborz Tolou; tax partners Polina Liberman, Mike Carew and Alan Walker; and executive compensation partner Deidre Kalenderian.

Nov 28

1 min