Michael P. Considine, P.C.

Prior to and since joining Kirkland, Michael has represented:

• Represented private family office in connection with its investment in the Ottawa Rapid FC, a member of the Northern Super League (Canada’s first domestic women’s professional soccer league), in connection with its inaugural 2025 season
• Arctos Partners in its investment in the Buffalo Bills, a professional American football team, acquiring 10% of the team and marking one of the first-ever private equity investments in a National Football League franchise
• Echo Investment Capital in its acquisition of a majority stake in Energy FC in Oklahoma City
• Arctos Partners in various transactions, including investments in Aston Martin Racing (Formula One); the Chicago Cubs (MLB); Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB); San Francisco Giants (MLB); San Diego Padres (MLB); Joe Gibbs Racing (NASCAR); Real Salt Lake (MLS); Utah Royals (NWSL); Premier Lacrosse League (PLL)
• Arctos Partners in partnership with Smith Entertainment Group in the acquisition of the Arizona Coyotes NHL franchise and move to become the Utah Hockey Club
• Various private investors in connection with the sale, acquisition or management of investments in professional sports teams, including the Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL); Bay FC (NWSL); Washington Commanders (NFL); Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA); Ottawa Senators (NHL); Chicago White Sox (MLB); Atlanta BC (Serie A); Phoenix Suns (NBA)
• Unrivaled in the formation of Unrivaled Basketball, the women’s 3x3 basketball league
• Various sports related technology investments, including representing Arctos Partners in connection with investments in GeoComply Solutions; Oura Ring and Elevate Sports Ventures
• Parties in numerous carve-out acquisitions and divestitures for public companies, including heavily tax driven transactions such as Reverse Morris Trust and other spin-off and split-off transactions
• The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) in the divestiture of numerous global brands, including Folgers, Duracell, PGT Healthcare, Coty, Pert and Rochas fragrances*
• Philadelphia Energy Solutions in its restructuring and related sale and redevelopment of 1,300+ acres in downtown Philadelphia, PA
• Patron Technology in its acquisition of FISH Technologies, a provider of experiential technology marketing for sports and brands
• P10, Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Qualitas Equity Funds, a leading European lower-middle market alternative investment solutions provider
• Allegion plc (NYSE: ALLE) in the $900 million acquisition of Stanley Access Technologies, a carveout divestiture from Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK)
• Various sponsors and individuals in connection with the formation of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and actively advising SPACs on potential Business Combination transactions
• Forest Road Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE: FRXB) in its proposed business combination with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Inc., a leading transportation and technology licensing company focused on realizing the hyperloop
• Mondee, Inc., a technology-first travel company with a portfolio of globally recognized brands in the leisure, retail and corporate travel sectors, in its $1 billion business combination with Ithax Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: ITHX), a special purpose acquisition company
• Cypress Creek Renewables in its acquisition by EQT Infrastructure V fund from certain funds managed by HPS Investment Partners, LLC and Temasek
• McGrath RentCorp in its strategic acquisition of substantially all assets of Design Space Modular Buildings PNW, LP, a leading modular building and portable storage provider in the Western U.S.
• Forest Road Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: FRX) on its definitive three-way merger agreement with The Beachbody Company Group, LLC and Myx Fitness
• Skylark Private Equity Partners in its investment in Claridge Products, a manufacturer of writing surfaces and related products for businesses and schools
• Mission Coal Company, LLC and its affiliates in their restructuring, including a successful sale process for three of its metallurgical coal mines
• Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. and certain subsidiaries, an international marine fuel logistics company, in connection with the corporate and M&A aspects of Aegean’s Chapter 11 cases
• The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) in its acquisition of the worldwide consumer health business of Merck KGaA for €3.375 billion*
• Quest Software’s carve-out disposition of its Statistica analytics software business*
• One Identity’s acquisition of Balabit Corp., a leading provider of privileged access management, privileged account analytics and log management solutions*
• Turnbridge Capital Partners (TCP) in connection with the acquisition and related financing of substantially all of the assets of Diverse Energy Systems, LLC and its affiliates pursuant to a Section 363 sale in bankruptcy*
• Provista, a subsidiary of Vizient, Inc., in the sale of The Cooperative Purchasing Network Management Company, LLC (TCPN) in the form of a management buyback with the support of TA Associates*
• TCP in its investment in Loci Controls, a cloud based analytics and monitoring company*
• Pitney Bowes Inc. in the formation of a joint venture with Broadridge Financial Solutions and the launch of a new technology platform named Inlet™*
• Maverick Capital Ltd. as lead investor in the Series A round of rewardStyle, Inc., a platform solution that helps fashion bloggers and other content providers monetize their websites through online retailers*
• TCP in partnering with the founders of DeBusk Services Group and the completion of the equity recapitalization of DSG and the expansion of its capital resources to facilitate future growth*
• Essilor International SA in its $1.7 billion buyout of a 51 percent interest in Transitions Optical group from joint venture partner PPG Industries*
• TCP in its acquisition and related financing of Cimarron Energy Inc. from Curtiss-Wright Corp*
• Vertafore, a leading provider of cloud-based insurance software and services, in its acquisition of QQ Solutions, Inc., a provider of agency management systems*
• Relativity Media in the sale of all television and television-related assets of Relativity Media, LLC pursuant to a 363 sale in bankruptcy to RM Bidder LLC*
• P&G in the combination of its global over-the-counter pharmaceuticals business with Teva Pharmaceuticals*
• P&G in the formation of a joint venture with Whirlpool Corporation for the introduction of SWASH™, an innovative at-home clothing care system*
• Proliance International, Inc., a leading global manufacturer and distributor of aftermarket automotive products, in the sale of its North American assets to Centrum Equities XV, LLC in a section 363 bankruptcy transaction, and its European operations in 363 auction bankruptcy sale to Banco Products (India) Ltd*
• The Babcock & Wilcox Company and BWNE in the formation of the Generation mPowerTM Alliance with Bechtel Corporation*
• Goode Partners in the completion of additional investments in the form of preferred equity interests and related restructuring and corporate matters with respect to certain operating companies*
• General Motors, Verizon Communications Inc. and Motorola Solutions, Inc. in the transfer balance sheet liabilities attributable to outstanding pension obligations to third party insurance companies ($29 billion, $7.5 billion and $4.3 billion, respectively)*
• International Automotive Components Group (a W.L. Ross company) in connection with an internal global reorganization and recapitalization*
• H&R Block Inc. and its Option One Mortgage Corporation (OOMC) subsidiary in the sale of OOMC’s mortgage loan servicing business to an entity sponsored by the WL Ross & Co. private equity firm for approximately $1.1 billion*
• Yazmi USA, LLC, a company owned by former WorldSpace CEO Noah Samara, in the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of WorldSpace, Inc., a satellite radio provider, in a chapter 11 bankruptcy*
• Jefferies & Company, Inc. in the completion of out of court restructuring and reinvest*

*Prior to joining Kirkland

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