Michael Alcan is a tax associate in the Los Angeles office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. His practice focuses on the tax aspects of complex business transactions.
Experience
Representative Matters
Mergers & Acquisitions
Ares Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: AAC), a special purpose acquisition company, in its pending $2 billion acquisition of X-energy, a developer of small modular nuclear reactor and fuel technology for clean energy generation
Advanced Critical Care, Emergency and Specialty Services – Los Angeles, in its sale to Pathway Vet Alliance, an owner and operator of veterinary hospitals
Ares Management Corp. (NYSE: ARES) in its $428 million acquisition of AMP’s PrivateMarketsCo Infrastructure Debt platform
Ares Management in its acquisition of Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant, a casual-dining chain and wine club, from KarpReilly
Ares Management-backed Convergint Technologies, a security integrator, in its partial sale to Leonard Green & Partners and Harvest Partners
Bain Capital Credit in the formation of a strategic partnership with Open Road Capital and InterPrivate to make long-term equity investments in transportation companies and their subsequent investment in Herrin-Gear Autoplex, an automotive dealership group
Clearlake Capital-backed OnShift, provider of human capital management software and services in the healthcare industry, in its sale to ShiftKey
Clearlake Capital-backed Wheel Pros in its acquisition of Transamerican Auto Parts
GI Partners in its acquisition of Valet Living, a full-service amenities provider to the multifamily housing industry
Industrial Growth Partners in its sale of Integrated Global Services, a provider of highly engineered, proprietary surface protection solutions and technologies, to J.F. Lehman & Company
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners-backed Trinity Consultants, an EHS, engineering and science consulting firm, in its sale to Oak Hill Capital
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, on the sale of its portfolio company Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa to funds managed by Harvest Partners
Oaktree Capital Management-backed J&J Ventures Gaming in its acquisition of Illinois Gaming Systems, a video gaming terminal operator
Oaktree Capital Management-backed WHP Global in its acquisition of fashion brand Anne Klein from Premier Brands Group
Oaktree Capital Management in its acquisition of a majority interest in BusPatrol, a provider of school bus stop-arm camera technology
Oaktree Capital Management in its acquisition of Interblock
Oaktree Capital Management in its acquisition of Kondaur Capital Corporation, a nationwide residential asset manager and specialty loan service
Zelis Healthcare, a Parthenon Capital Partners portfolio company, in a recapitalization and combination transaction with RedCard Systems
Funds
Clearlake Capital Partners in the formation of its $14.1 billion Clearlake Capital Partners VII
Clearlake Capital Group in its single-asset secondary transactions of Icons I through V
Clearlake Capital Group on its sixth flagship private equity investment fund, Clearlake Capital Partners VI LP, with more than $7 billion in commitments
Francisco Partners on completion of $17 billion in capital commitments between its $13.5 billion flagship fund, Francisco Partners VII, L.P., and its $3.3 billion Francisco Partners Agility III, L.P. fund
Francisco Partners (FP) on its closing of approximately $9 billion in capital commitments across two funds: Francisco Partners VI, L.P. and Francisco Partners Agility II, L.P.
HGGC on the formation of HGGC Fund IV, closed on $2.54 billion of capital commitments, surpassing its target of $2.25 billion and HGGC’s $1.85 billion Fund III
Nexus Capital Management LP on its third private equity fund, Nexus Special Situations III, L.P. at $1.25 billion of third party committed capital
Seaside Equity Partners on the formation of its second private equity investment fund, closed on $325 million in capital commitments, surpassing its target of $225 million and more than double its $160 million Fund I
Restructurings
Frontier Communications Corporation and its 103 debtor subsidiaries in their prearranged Chapter 11 restructuring in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
Capital Markets
AP Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: APCAU), a SPAC associated with Advantage Partners, on its NYSE IPO that raised $172.5 million
Ares Management Corp. in its Rule 144A offering of $500 million of senior notes
Debt Finance
Tupperware Brands Corporation (NYSE: TUP) in connection with an amendment to its existing senior secured revolving and term loan credit facility
Tupperware Brands Corporation (NYSE: TUP) in its $480 million secured multi-currency revolving facility and $400 million secured USD and Euro term loan facility implemented in connection with the refinancing of its existing debt
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2018New York
2020California
Languages
English
Portuguese
Japanese
Education
University of Chicago Law SchoolJ.D.with Honors2017
Boston UniversityB.A., International Relationscum laude2010