Brandon Short

Private Fund Formation

• Oaktree Capital Management in the formation of Oaktree Opportunities Fund XI, a $15.9 billion fund, known as the largest distressed debt fund ever raised in the market and Oaktree’s largest fund in history
• Veritas Capital in the formation of its $10.65 billion Veritas Capital Fund VIII, its $6.5 billion Veritas Capital Fund VII, as well as its Veritas Capital Credit Opportunities Fund
• EIG Global Energy Partners in the formation of its $1.1 billion EIG Global Project Fund V
• Alpine Investors in the formation of its $2.25 billion Alpine Investors VIII, as well as the formation of its $4.5 billion Alpine Investors IX 
• Silversmith Capital Partners in the formation of its $1.25 billion Silversmith Capital Partners IV
• Whitehorse Liquidity Partners in the formation of its $2.0 billion Whitehorse Liquidity Partners III, as well as the formation of its $4.0 billion Whitehorse Liquidity Partners IV
• Cortec Group in the formation of its $2.1 billion Cortec Group Fund VII
• Nautic Partners in the formation of its $1.5 billion Nautic Partners IX, as well as the formation of its $3.0 billion Nautic Partners X
• Livingbridge in the formation of its £334 million small-cap Livingbridge Enterprise 3 and its £1.25 billion flagship fund Livingbridge 7

Mergers & Acquisitions

• L Catterton and affiliates in the acquisition of a majority stake in BIRKENSTOCK Group
• Genstar Capital Partners in its acquisition of 2020 Technologies, and Genstar Capital Partners and 2020 Technologies on the agreement to merge 2020 with Compusoft
• Abry Partners in its acquisition of Millennium Trust Company from Parthenon Capital
• TA Associates in its sale of a majority interest in Aldevron to EQT Partners
• RLDatix, backed by TA Associates and Five Arrows Principal Investments/Five Arrows Capital Partners, in its acquisition of iContracts
• Windjammer Capital in its acquisition of Compex Legal Services
• Abry Partners in its investment in Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors
• Century Equity Partners in its investment in Hancock Claims Consultants Holdings, LLC
• Clearhaven Partners in its investment in a controlling interest in SundaySky

Fund Transactions, Fund Restructuring, and Other Transactions

• GTCR in a partnership in which funds managed by Blackstone’s GP Stakes business acquired a minority ownership interest in GTCR
• A.k.a Brands Holding Corp. (NYSE: AKA) in its initial public offering
• Ares Management, L.P. in connection with the emergence of California Resources Corp. (NYSE: CRC) from Chapter 11 
• Audax Private Equity in the completion of its first continuation fund, which raised $1.7 billion
• GI Partners on the sale of a passive, non-voting minority stake in its business to Blackstone’s Strategic Capital Group
• Kinzon Capital, an early stage technology venture investor in China, on the successful closing of a renminbi-to-dollar fund recapitalization
• Legend Capital, the venture capital arm of Chinese investment firm Legend Holdings, on the successful recapitalization of LC Fund IV
• Team Services Group, a portfolio company of Alpine Investors V and V SBIC, LP, in a fundraise of additional equity capital as part of a single asset secondary market transaction

Prior to joining Kirkland, Brandon was a tax associate in the Private Investment Funds group of Proskauer Rose LLP.