Jonathan Benloulou, P.C.

Since joining Kirkland, Jon has been involved in the following matters:

• Cliffwater in connection with a significant investment by TA Associates
• Engine No. 1 in its sale of its ETF business to the TCW Group
• Ares Management in its investments in, or acquisitions of, AMP Capital’s Infrastructure Debt Platform, Landmark Partners, SSG Capital, Spring Bridge Partners, Vinci Partners Investments, an AI focused manager of venture capital funds, and 3RE's project management business
• Starwood Capital Group in the spin-out of its energy platform, Lotus Infrastructure
• NewQuest Capital Partners in its sale to TPG
• Owl Rock Capital Group in its business combination with Dyal Capital Partners and Altimar Acquisition Corporation, a SPAC, to form Blue Owl Capital Inc.
• Vance Street Capital, AEA Investors, Align Capital Partners, Onex, Silver Oak Services Partners and Ares Management, among others, in connection with multiple GP-led secondary transactions
• Triple Tree in its sale to Capital One
• Aflac Global Investments in its minority investment in, and strategic partnership with, Sound Point Capital Management
• Funds affiliated with Ares Management in their acquisitions of CoolSys, Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants, Resource Label Group, LaserAway, Ryan LLC and Interstate Waste Services
• Truebill management in its sale to Rocket Companies
• Convergint Technologies in a partial sale to funds affiliated with Leonard Green and Harvest Partners
• Unified Women’s Healthcare in connection with an investment by Altas Partners
• Valet Living in its sale to GI Partners
• AppFolio in its sale of MyCase to funds advised by Apax Partners
• National Veterinary Associates in its sale to JAB Investors
• Smart & Final Stores, Inc. in its $1.2 billion acquisition by Apollo Global Management, LLC
• Moelis & Company as financial advisor in numerous public and private M&A transactions

Prior to joining Kirkland, Jon was involved in the following matters:

• Funds affiliated with Ares Management in their acquisitions of Neiman Marcus Group, Convergint Technologies, National Veterinary Associates, Valet Waste, Insight Global, 99 Cents Only Stores, Stream Global Services and Sotera Defense Solutions
• Ares Management in its acquisition of Energy Investors Funds, Wrightwood Capital, AREA Property Partners, Indicus Advisors and its joint venture to acquire Guggenheim Partners’ hedge fund trading platform
• Funds affiliated with LightBay Capital and Freeman Spogli & Co. in their acquisition of FASTSIGNS
• Clarus Ventures, in its acquisition by The Blackstone Group
• KKR, as part of the consortium that acquired Ultimate Fighting Championship
• The Promenade Trust in the acquisition of CKx, Inc. by Apollo Global Management and subsequent sale of Elvis Presley’s intellectual property rights and Graceland to Authentic Brands and National Entertainment Collectibles Association
• Blue Solutions Canada in its acquisition of Capacitor Sciences
• Neiman Marcus Group in its acquisition of mytheresa.com and the THERESA luxury store in Munich
• Intelligent Energy in its acquisition of the portable fuel cell and fuel cartridge assets of Société BIC
• Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. in its acquisition by Xerox Corporation
• Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. in its unsolicited tender offer for Rinker Group Ltd

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