Chad D. Ehrenkranz

Since joining Kirkland, Chad has been involved in the following matters:

• Francisco Partners in its acquisition of Qualcomm Life
• Nordic Capital in its acquisition of Orchid Orthopedic Solutions
• TA Associates in its investment in Behavioral Health Works
• Family Allergy & Asthma, a Prairie Capital portfolio company, in its acquisition of Kentuckiana Allergy, Louisville Allergy & Asthma, and Alleviate Allergy and Asthma
• Specialty Retail Shops Holding Corp. and its subsidiaries (“Shopko”) in their Chapter 11 cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nebraska
• TA Associates in its investment, alongside GI Partners, in Netsmart Technologies, Inc.
• Civitas Solutions in its sale to Centerbridge Partners
• RiverGlade Capital in its partnership with Kids Care Dental & Orthodontics
• Colfax Corporation in its $3.15 billion acquisition of DJO Global Inc.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Chad was involved in the following matters:

• DentaQuest in its acquisition and development of numerous dental services organizations and dental insurance platforms throughout the U.S.
• ICV Partner’s acquisition of Outpatient Imaging Affiliates
• ICV Partner’s healthcare related restructuring
• Audax Group’s acquisition of Gastro Health
• Adeptus, Inc (NYSE: ADPT), an owner and operator of free standing emergency room facilities and hospital facilities in connection with the acquisition, development and JV formation of University of Colorado General Hospital
• Fulcrum Equity Partners acquisition and restructure of GWPC platform
• The Center for Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine LLC and NexGen Hyperbaric LLC in numerous joint ventures in the hyperbaric and wound care management space in multiple states
• True Health Diagnostics, LLC in connection with a leveraged recapitalization financed through a preferred equity investment by Riverside Strategic Capital Fund I, L.P. and senior debt investment by Monroe Capital and Silverpoint
• Premier Oral Surgery in its development and add-on’s to its oral surgery/dental services platform
• Sterling Partners in connection with the leveraged acquisition of Grand Rapids Ophthalmology, and the creation of a related management services organization platform
• Grand Rapids Ophthalmology in its acquisition of ambulatory surgery centers
• RiverGlade Capital in connection with the structuring and formation of US Oral Surgery Management, LLC, a platform focused on the oral surgery sector, and the related acquisitions of multiple integrated oral surgery clinics
• Constellation Healthcare Technologies (Orion) in its bankruptcy and restructuring
• True Health Diagnostics, LLC in connection with the restructuring of its senior debt facility with Monroe Capital and Silverpoint and a contemporaneous equity investment by Riverside Strategic Capital Fund I, L.P.
• Baird Capital Partners acquisition of ReMed Recovery Care Centers
• The CORE Institute Center for Orthopedic Research and Education joint venture with Banner Health
• CICC in its reorganization and development of a multidisciplinary physician practice as well as ambulatory surgery centers and outpatient laboratories in multiple states
• Ascentist reorganization and syndication of multi-state ambulatory surgery centers
• Ascentist ambulatory surgery center joint venture with HealthCrest Management
• Discover Surgical Center development of Arizona ambulatory surgery center and office based laboratory
• North Dakota Surgery Center sale of majority interests to Surgery Partners
• Arizona Heart Health Center in its development of a multispecialty physician practice as well syndication and development of numerous ambulatory surgery centers and office based laboratories throughout the state of Arizona
• PokitDok acquisition of Employers Collective
• Greater Philadelphia Health Action in its acquisition of multiple pharmacies
• Akumin in its acquisition of Preferred Imaging
• 360 PT Management sale to Celerity Partners