Jack R. Shirley

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

• Rhodium Enterprises, Inc. on its anticipated listing on NASDAQ through its definitive merger agreement with SilverSun Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SSNT).
• Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc., (NASDAQ:PLAY), in its $835 million acquisition of Main Event.  
• Acosta in its acquisitions of The CORE Group, Impact Group and Premium Retail Services.
• Shelter Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: SHQA), a proptech SPAC, in its $200 million initial public offering.
• HGGC in its majority investment in Grand Fitness Partners, a franchisee within the Planet Fitness health club system.
• Energy Spectrum Capital-backed ESGEN Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: ESACU), an energy transition SPAC, in its $240 million initial public offering.
• Freestone Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: FSTNU), an energy transition SPAC, in its $200 million initial public offering.
• Wyndham Destinations in its acquisition of the Travel + Leisure brand and related assets from Meredith Corporation.
• Pontem Corporation (NYSE: PNTM), an industrial and technology SPAC, in its $690 million initial public offering.
• Maverick Natural Resources in its merger with FourPoint Energy LLC to create Unbridled Resources LLC.  
• Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) in its $13.1 billion acquisition of MyoKardia, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYOK).
• Brookfield Infrastructure in its $6.9 billion joint venture with Blackstone Infrastructure to acquire a 42% stake in Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: CQP).
• McDermott International, Inc. in its $2.725 billion sale of Lummus Technology to The Chatterjee Group and Rhône Group, through a court-supervised auction process as part of McDermott’s prepackaged Chapter 11 restructuring.
• Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NCLH) in its PIPE investment from L Catterton as part of Norwegian’s multi-tranche financing for aggregate proceeds of up to $2.4 billion.
• Bristow Group Inc. on its all-stock business combination with Era Group Inc. (NYSE:ERA).
• Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners in its $400 million spin-out from Sidewalk Labs and financial commitments from Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL).
• Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. and certain subsidiaries (“Aegean”), a leading international marine fuel logistics company with approximately $900 million of funded indebtedness, in connection with the corporate and M&A aspects of Aegean’s Chapter 11 cases filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

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

• A consortium led by Mubadala Investment Company in the $2.3B sale of its 60% equity stake in EMI Music Publishing to Sony Corporation of America.

• Kainos Capital in its acquisition of Olde Thompson, LLC.

• Mars, Incorporated in its acquisition of Pet Partners, a national provider of companion animal veterinary care.

• Tumi Holdings, Inc. in its acquisition by Samsonite International S.A., in a transaction valued at approximately $1.8 billion.

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