Katherine B. Kennedy

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and KKR (NYSE: KKR) in their $5.3 billion acquisition of Cloudera (NYSE: CLDR), an enterprise data cloud company

GTCR in its $1.6 billion acquisition of ADT’s Commercial fire and security segment (ADTC) from ADT Inc. (NYSE: ADT)

Thomas H. Lee Partners-backed Nextech, a provider of clinical and administrative healthcare technology solutions, in its $1.4 billion sale to TPG

Madison Dearborn Partners in its acquisition of Unison, a provider of procurement, supply chain and contract management software to U.S. federal government agencies and government contractors, from Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG)

Madison Dearborn Partners-backed Performance Health in the sale of its Biofreeze brand, an over-the-counter topical pain relief medication, and TheraPearl, a premium hot and cold therapy brand, to Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON: RB)

BayHawk Capital in its acquisition of American Patrols, a provider of aerial inspection services to energy infrastructure assets

Harren Equity Partners-backed Velosio, a provider of digital transformation services, managed services and managed cloud subscriptions for the Microsoft Dynamics ecosystem, in its sale to Court Square Capital Partners

Accretive Insurance Solutions in its acquisition of Breckenridge Insurance Group, including the related property and casualty wholesale business line

MultiPlan Corp. (NYSE: MPLN) in its $160 million acquisition of Benefits Science, a data and advanced analytics company

Fort Point Capital in its sale of Sullivans, a designer and distributor of seasonal, all-occasion and outdoor home décor products

Madison Dearborn Partners and Ampersand Capital Partners-backed Alcami, a pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), in its sale to GHO Capital Partners and The Vistria Group

Comvest Partners-backed VanDeMark Chemical, a producer of life science chemistries, in its investment from SK Capital Partners

GTCR-backed Dreamscape in its acquisition of SQAD, an advertising research, analytics and media planning software company, from Clarion Capital Partners

Wind Point Partners-backed Handgards in its acquisition of Fineline Settings, a manufacturer and supplier of disposable tableware and packaging products

Equity Group Investments in its acquisition of East Coast Warehouse, a provider of temperature-controlled logistics to the food and beverage industry

GTCR-backed AssuredPartners in its acquisition of Fred C. Church, an insurance provider

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice-backed Vera Whole Health in its $370 million combination with Castlight Health (NYSE: CSLT), a healthcare data and navigation company

GTCR and Apax Partners-backed AssuredPartners in its acquisition of Employee One Benefit Solutions, Evolution Healthcare and Cobecon, providers of benefits consulting and management for mid-market employers

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in its acquisition of Vera Whole Health, a provider of corporate healthcare services

Ridgemont Equity Partners-backed Worldwide Express, a full-service, non-asset-based logistics provider, in its sale of majority interest in to a consortium led by CVC and Providence Equity Partners, in connection with Worldwide Express’ combination with GlobalTranz Enterprises

Thomas H. Lee Partners in its acquisition of Bazaarvoice, a provider of software solutions that collect and display user-generated content for online brands and retailers, from Marlin Equity Partners

Summer Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 2019

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