Emily Deagen

Associate Mergers & Acquisitions Private Equity

Boston +1 617 385 7515

Emily Deagen

Practices

Overview

Emily Deagen is a corporate associate in the Boston office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Her practice primarily involves counseling private equity and growth equity funds in complex corporate transactions, including platform and add-on acquisitions, equity investments, sales, general corporate matters relating to portfolio companies and other significant transactions. Emily also regularly advises clients on matters involving nonprofits and tax-exempt organizations, including but not limited to, nonprofit formation, application for tax-exempt status, commercial contracts with nonprofits, and joint ventures between for-profits and nonprofits.

Portfolio Holding, Inc., an ABRY Partners portfolio company, in its acquisition of National Automotive Experts/NWAN

ABRY Partners in its acquisition of Portfolio Holding, Inc.

ABRY Partners in its investment in Beacon Pointe Advisors

Clearhaven Partners LP in its acquisition of TimeTrade Systems, Inc.

Charlesbank Technology Opportunities Fund, a fund managed by Charlesbank Capital Partners, in its investment in Cyberbit, Ltd.

Charlesbank Technology Opportunities Fund, a fund managed by Charlesbank Capital Partners, in its investment in DoiT International, Ltd.

Intervale Capital in its sale of TorcSill Foundations to an affiliate of White Deer Energy

Windjammer Capital Investors in its acquisition of Compex Legal Services

Windjammer Capital in its acquisition of Hilco Vision

Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

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Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • Massachusetts
  • New York

Education

  • Harvard Law SchoolJ.D.2015

    Dean’s Award for Community Leadership

    Notes Editor, Journal of Law and Public Policy

  • Cornell UniversityB.S., Industrial and Labor Relations2012