Jesse Lake

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

• I Squared Capital in its $650 million acquisition of natural gas storage assets in Wyoming and Oklahoma from Spire (NYSE: SR)

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

• Siemens in its take-private acquisition of Altair Engineering
• Liberty Tire in its sale to I Squared Capital Advisors
• Fibrebond Corporation in its sale to Eaton
• Robinhood in its acquisition of Bitstamp Ltd.
• Afiniti in its recapitalization transaction with its secured lenders, led by Vista Credit Partners
• Diamond Baseball Holdings, a Silver Lake portfolio company, in its acquisitions of over 25 MLB Professional Development League Clubs
• Venator Materials plc in its divestment of its 50% interest in the Louisiana Pigment Company to Kronos Worldwide
• Gurnet Point Capital in its take-private acquisition of Paratek Pharmaceuticals
• The Aspen Group, a portfolio company of Leonard Green & Partners, in the acquisition of AZPetVet
• Opiant Pharmaceuticals in its merger with Indivior plc
• GFL Environmental in its acquisition of Peoria Disposal Company and its affiliates
• Endeavor in its acquisition of OpenBet from Scientific Games
• Endeavor in its sale of IMG Academy to BPEA EQT
• Endeavor in its buyout of the remaining equity interests of the UFC
• Endeavor in its acquisition of multiple MLB Professional Development League Clubs and the creation of Diamond Baseball Holdings and subsequent sale of Diamond Baseball Holdings to Silver Lake