Kirkland & Ellis

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

300 North Lasalle,
Chicago, Illinois 60654
United States
(312) 862-2000
www.kirkland.com
info@kirkland.com

Kirkland & Ellis is a multinational law firm providing legal services to clients globally. The Firm offers a wide range of practice areas including corporate, antitrust and competition, tax, litigation and dispute resolution/arbitration, restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, employment, and intellectual property matters. The Firm’s sector experience includes aerospace, automotive, business services, chemicals, communications, distribution, environmental, food, healthcare services, IT, machinery, manufacturing, marketing, media, medical products, packaging, plastics, restaurants, safety/security, software, technology hardware, transportation, and utilities. Kirkland & Ellis was established in 1908 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.


M&A Advisory Summary

Buyside vs Sellside

Year '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buyside (158.2/yr) 431 121 245 181 116 128 1222
Sellside (56.0/yr) 264 46 82 60 34 58 544
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Most Recent

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Sign-up to View 2024-12-11 4.1B USD Distribution
Sign-up to View 2024-12-10 1.0B USD Internet Software and Services
Sign-up to View 2024-12-10 8.2B USD Insurance
Sign-up to View 2024-12-10 180M USD Oil/Gas Exploration
Sign-up to View 2024-12-05 - Healthcare Services
Sign-up to View 2024-12-04 - Furniture
Sign-up to View 2024-11-26 - Software
Sign-up to View 2024-11-25 - Manufacturing
Sign-up to View 2024-11-25 - Transportation
Sign-up to View 2024-11-24 4.3B USD Energy Services and Equipment
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Top M&A Clients

PE Firms (240) Deals
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Corporate (736) Deals
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Largest Time Warner Cable, Inc.
$78.7B (2015-05-26)