Kirkland & Ellis Advises on Grizzlies Sale and Ownership Change

Kirkland & Ellis LLP represented a consortium of investors led by Stephen A. Kaplan, principal, co-portfolio manager of the Global Principal Group and member of Oaktree Capital Management's Board of Directors, as part of Robert J. Pera's $377 million acquisition of the Memphis Grizzlies NBA franchise, a deal that was approved unanimously by the NBA Board of Governors. 

The Kirkland team was led by Los Angeles partner Hamed Meshki and associate Brandon Vongsawad.

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