Brendan P. Head, P.C.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Brendan was involved in the following transactions:

• Wind Point Partners VII, L.P., as majority equity owner, and TPG Growth, as minority equity owner, in the sale of Novolex™, North America's leader in packaging choice and sustainability, to The Carlyle Group

• Chicago Cubs in connection with the team's limited partnership equity raises in 2015 and 2016

• Prairie Capital V, L.P. in the sale of Riverchase Dermatology, a leading dermatology and cosmetic surgery practice group serving Southwest and Central Florida, to GTCR

• Fertitta Entertainment, Inc. in connection with the acquisition of the Houston Rockets and related entities

• Tower Arch Capital in connection with the acquisition of Softvision, a provider of outsourced software developments

• Arbor Investments IV, L.P. in connection with the leveraged acquisition of Dunn Paper Holdings, Inc. from Wingate Partners IV, L.P.

• BP Biofuels North America LLC, an affiliate of British Petroleum, in its acquisition of the cellulosic biofuels business of Verenium Corporation

• Novolex™ in connection with the acquisition of the North American Flexible Packaging division of Amsterdam-based Clondalkin Group Holdings B.V., an affiliate of Warburg Pincus

• Wind Point Partners VIII, L.P. in connection with the leveraged acquisition of Paragon Films

• Arbor Investments IV, L.P. in connection with the leveraged acquisition of Greco & Sons

• Stonebridge Partners in connection with the leveraged acquisition of BrandFX, LLC

• Arbor Investments II, L.P. in connection the sale of Gold Standard Baking, a leading manufacturer and marketer of fresh and frozen premium banked goods, to Tricor Pacific

• Arbor Investments in its acquisition of Trojan Lithograph Corporation, a leading manufacturer of folding cartons single-face laminate packaging, and point-of-purchase displays

• Wind Point Partners in its leverage buyout of Vertellus Specialties Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of specialty chemicals

• Prairie Capital in its leveraged buyout of Titanium Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of homeowner contacting and counseling services

• KBP Investments in connection with the sale of a major franchisee in the Yum Brands system to Colonel Investments, LLC, an affiliate of DNS Capital, LLC and the Pritzker Organization, L.L.C.

• Wind Point Partners V, L.P. in connection with the sale of Omniflight Helicopters, Inc., a provider of air medical services and support, to Air Methods Corporation, a publicly traded provider of air medical services and support based in Denver, Colorado

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