Aisha P. Lavinier, P.C.
Overview
Aisha Lavinier is a corporate partner in the Houston and Chicago offices of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Aisha advises private equity sponsors and public and private companies on complex business transactions, including structuring and negotiating strategic mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, leveraged buyouts, equity and debt financings, recapitalizations and restructurings, executive compensation and incentive equity arrangements, as well as other general corporate matters.
Aisha has represented public companies, private companies and private equity firms on transactions, in various industries, including, software, specialty chemicals, healthcare, pharmaceutical, retail and service providers, transportation, logistics, data centers and infrastructure. Representative matters have ranged in size from several million dollars to more than $6 billion.
Experience
Representative Matters
Thoma Bravo-backed EQS Group in its acquisition of the Ethics and Business Division from OneTrust, a provider of privacy and security software
Clearlake Capital Group-backed TEAM Technologies, a provider of manufacturing and supply chain solutions to healthcare customers, in its sale to Arlington Capital Partners
Thoma Bravo-backed Zipari, a provider of healthcare consumer experience technology, in its sale to mPulse
Thoma Bravo in its CAD $1.8 billion acquisition of Magnet Forensics (TSX: MAGT)
Redwood in its acquisition of Newly Weds Foods
Madison Dearborn Partners-backed Liquid Web in its sale to One Equity Partners
Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. in its acquisition of BBB Industries from Genstar Capital
Thoma Bravo in its acquisition of Grayshift
Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. in its $2.6 billion acquisition of Intertape Polymer Group (TSX: ITP)
Thoma Bravo in its $1.3 billion acquisition of UserTesting (NYSE: USER)
Thoma Bravo and Silversmith Capital Partners-backed PDFTron in its acquisition of iText from Crescendo Equity Partners
Thoma Bravo-backed Cority in its acquisition of Reporting 21, an ESG performance SaaS platform and consultancy
Thoma Bravo-backed UserZoom in its acquisition of Testapic, a provider of user experience (UX) insights
Clearlake Capital-backed OnShift in its sale to ShiftKey
Thoma Bravo in its agreement with Permira in connection with Permira’s investment in Thoma Bravo-backed Motus, a reimbursement software platform for the anywhere workforce
Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. in its acquisition of Pretium Packaging and subsequent acquisition of Alpha Packaging from Irving Place Capital
Thoma Bravo in its acquisition of Greenphire from The Riverside Company
Thoma Bravo in its acquisition of HCSS
Unifrax in its $1.3 billion acquisition of Lydall (NYSE: LDL)
Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. in its acquisition of Mold-Rite Plastics from Irving Place Capital
PrimeSource Building Products in its acquisition of NWI Enterprises (d/b/a Nationwide Industries)
Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. in its acquisition of Springs Window Fashions from AEA Investors and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation
PrimeSource Brands in its acquisition of Wolf Home Products from Tenex Capital Management
Janus International Group (NYSE: JBI) in its $1.9 billion business combination with Juniper Industrial Holdings (NYSE: JIH) in its subsequent $168 million acquisition of DBCI
Thoma Bravo on its approximately $730 million acquisition of Majesco, a provider of cloud insurance software solutions
GTCR in connection with its acquisition and sale of Xifin
Vista Equity Partners in its acquisition of JAMF Holdings from Summit Partners
GTCR in connection with its acquisition of Cision
Bain Capital Private Equity in connection with its acquisition of Viewpoint Construction Software and establishment of equity arrangements
Madison Dearborn Partners in connection with its multibillion dollar sale of Nuveen Investments
Madison Dearborn Partners in connection with its acquisition of SIRVA, Inc.
Madison Dearborn Partners in connection its acquisition of U.S. Lumber
Virtual Radiologic Corporation in its sale to Mednax
A leading multinational technology company in connection with its complex recapitalization and restructuring
Chicago Growth Partners in connection with its sale of Caprion Proteomics
Arsenal Capital Partners in connection with its acquisition of Peach State Labs
GTCR and Crealta Pharmaceuticals in connection with the sale of Crealta to Horizon Pharma
Beecken Petty O’Keefe in connection with its sale of EDP Investment Holdings to Onex Corporation
Payment Alliance Holdings in connection with its sale to Clearent
Harren Equity Partners in connection with its acquisition of the Virginia Tile Company
Willis Stein Partners in connection with its sale of Velocitel to QualTek
H.I.G. Capital in connection with its sale of CPower
Prior Experience
Account Manager, ClearStructure Financial Technology, London, England
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Recognition
Named to “Most Influential Black Lawyers” by Savoy, 2022
Recognized as a “BTI Client Service All-Star” by BTI Consulting Group, 2022. Clients say “Aisha is laser focused on our organization,” and “she is engaged in trying to help us find solutions to our problems and issues.”
Memberships & Affiliations
Director of Legal Aid Chicago
Faculty Member and Speaker for Practising Law Institute
Member of Northwestern Pritzker Law Board
Member of the Board of Directors of LINK Unlimited, a Chicago area nonprofit
Member of the Associates Committee of Women in Law Empowerment Forum
Member of Chicago Bar Association Leadership Institute
Member of American Bar Association
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- Not admitted to practice in Texas
- Illinois
Education
- Northwestern Pritzker School of LawJ.D.cum laude
Editor-in-Chief, Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
- Rice UniversityB.A., Biochemistry & Cell Biology
News &
Insights
- Press Release Kirkland Represents Clearlake Capital on Sale of Team Technologies
- Award Eight Kirkland Partners Recognized as Savoy's Most Influential Lawyers 2024
- Book The Private Equity Review: Edition 12
- Press Release Kirkland Advises Thoma Bravo on Acquisition of Magnet Forensics Inc.
- Press Release Kirkland Advises Thoma Bravo on UserTesting Acquisition