Michael P. Considine, P.C.

Prior to and since joining Kirkland, Michael has represented:

• Arctos Partners in its minority investment in the Los Angeles Chargers, further expanding its footprint in the NFL with its second investment (representing the third sponsor-led investment in the NFL)
• A private family office in its investment in Leeds United Football Club as part of an equity offering by the club’s parent company, 49ers Enterprises, in connection with its promotion to the English Premier League
• A 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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