Mohammed Banjari is a corporate associate in the Bay Area offices of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Experience
Representative Matters
Prior to and since joining Kirkland, Mohammed advised:
TPG in its investment in the $3.9 billion Series F funding round co-led by Atreides Management, Mubadala Capital and Valor Equity Partners, in Crusoe, a provider of AI infrastructure.
Luminate Capital Partners in its investment in Facilities Management Express, a provider of a facilities and asset management operating platform.
Apex Service Partners, a portfolio company of Alpine Investors, on strategic minority investment from Apollo Funds.
Sumeru Equity Partners in:
its $330 million investment in JobNimbus, LLC.
its acquisition of Saleo.
its acquisition of Peel.
Halo Experience Company in:
its minority investment in Flexbase.
its minority investment in Savvy Wealth.
Prysm in:
its minority investment in HappyRobot.
a $100 million growth equity financing in Silicon Box.
Glade Brook in its minority investment in TerraFirma.
Engine in its acquisition of Options Travel.
Greenoaks in its minority investment in David.
Hildred in its minority investment in Tebra.
BETA Technologies in:
its IPO.
its Series C equity financing.
Gryphon Investors in:
its acquisition of Opticolor.
Techmer PM, a portfolio company of Gryphon Investors, in its acquisition of Colors for Plastics.
FFL Partners in its strategic investment in Medicus IT.
Permira in its growth investment in Hotel Engine.
Bluestone Equity Partners in its growth investment in Players Health.
Viking Global Investors in a $155 million growth equity financing in Lightmatter.
A private equity firm in a $30 million convertible note financing in a portfolio company.
A marketing automation company in its $25 million Series B financing.*
An early-stage venture capital fund as lead investor in venture investments.*
A machine learning company in its $5 million Series Seed financing.*
A biotechnology company in its $6 million Series Seed financing.*
A big data analytics and curation company in its $5 million Series Seed financing.*
A soil transformation company in its $11 million Series A financing.*
*Prior to joining Kirkland
Clerk & Government Experience
Judicial ExternHonorable Senior Judge Edward ChenUnited States District Court for the Northern District of California
Prior Experience
Associate, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Senior Legal Counsel, Saudi Arabian Oil Co.
Summer Associate, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Summer Associate, Perkins Coie LLP
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2019California
Languages
English
Arabic
Education
University of California, Los Angeles, School of LawJ.D.