Jim Montelongo is a corporate associate in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Experience
Representative Matters
Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures
Accel-KKR in its acquisition of Forcura, a healthcare technology company
Akorn, Inc., a leading specialty pharmaceutical company, in its sale to various lender groups in connection with its Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware
Duff & Phelps in its acquisition of Verus Analytics LLC, the leading regulatory compliance provider of data-driven unclaimed property recovery services on behalf of state governments
Fort Point Capital in its acquisition of Barrington Media Group, LLC, a technology-enabled marketing services business that focuses on direct response advertisements in traditional media channels, including television, audio and direct mail
Fort Point Capital and Barrington Media Group, LLC in its acquisition of a Blackbird Garage, a direct response advertising firm that specializes in direct response advertising primarily for retail and ecommerce brands
GTCR and AssuredPartners Inc. in the acquisition of LMC Insurance & Risk Management, Inc., an agricultural risk specialty agency
GTCR and Cedar Gate Technologies in the acquisition of Citra Health Solutions, a digital growth solutions company
Madison Dearborn Partners and its portfolio company in the divestiture of its pharmaceutical manufacturing and development business line
Capital Markets
Altimar Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company, in its $250 million initial public offering
CDW in its offering of $700 million senior notes
Clear Channel International B.V., a subsidiary of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., in its offering of $350 million senior notes
Datto Holding Corp., the leading global provider of cloud-based software and technology solutions purpose-built for delivery by managed service providers, in its its $594 million initial public offering
H.I.G. Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, in its $325 million initial public offering
Turmeric Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, in its $97.75 million initial public offering
Clerk & Government Experience
Judicial ExternHonorable M. David Weisman, Magistrate JudgeUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Prior Experience
PILI Fellow, Loyola University Community Law Center, Philip H. Corboy Law Center, Loyola University Chicago's School of Law, 2019
Summer Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 2018
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2019Illinois
Education
Northwestern Pritzker School of LawJ.D.cum laude2019
Managing Editor, Northwestern University Law Review
Kirkland & Ellis Scholar for Highest Grade in Evidence
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignB.S., Finance & Accountancywith High Honors2016