Michael Woronoff, P.C.

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

• Ares Management Corporation’s acquisition of a majority interest in SSG Capital
• Guitar Center’s Chapter 11 prepackaged bankruptcy and restructuring
• Rent the Runway’s $100 million debt and equity COVID-19 relief financing
• Restructuring of Neiman Marcus Group LTD LLC and 23 of its affiliates in one of the largest retail Chapter 11 cases
• Forest Road Acquisition Corp.’s (NYSE: FRX) acquisition of The Beachbody Company Group, LLC and Myx Fitness Holdings, LLC
• The $1.12 billion acquisition of Smart & Final Stores, Inc. by Apollo Global Management, LLC

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

• Public and private debt offerings by Altra Industrial Motion, AmeriQual Group LLC, Apparel Ventures, Atlantic Express, Barris Industries, Clark Material Handling Company, Family Restaurants, General Nutrition Centers, Harbor Freight, Hard Rock Hotel, Idleaire Corporation, Jackson Products, Jordan Industries, Jordan Telecommunications Products, Key Plastics L.L.C., Mastro’s Restaurants, LLC, Neways International, Northern Pacific Corporation, Occidental Petroleum, Peninsula Gaming, Rentech, Terex Corporation, and Turner Broadcasting
• Equity PIPEs in Allied Waste, Hanger Orthopedic Group, SEMCO Energy, Terex Corporation, and Turner Broadcasting
• IPOs and other public equity offerings by Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Ares Capital Corporation, Ares Management, General Nutrition Centers, Hamburger Hamlet, Maidenform Brands, Occidental Petroleum, Rentech, RockShox, SEMCO Energy, Smart & Final Stores, and West Coast Video
• Acquisitions and dispositions by numerous private equity funds including funds managed by Apollo, Ares, The Gores Group, Great Hill, Leonard Green, Lightbay Capital, Parthenon Capital, and Platinum Equity
• The sale of Chanin Capital Partners to Duff & Phelps
• Several acquisitions and dispositions by Family Restaurants, including its merger with Koo Koo Roo and its disposition of several restaurant chains
• The formation of Frank Sinatra Enterprises, LLC, a joint venture between entities owned by the family of Frank Sinatra and Warner Music Group, through which Warner acquired a 50 percent interest in the legendary entertainers estate
• The sale by J Brand, Inc., of a majority interest in the fashion apparel company to a group of investors led by Star Avenue Capital
• Occidental Petroleum’s acquisition of Diamond Shamrock Chemicals Company and the spin-off of Occidental’s interest in The Southland Corporation
• The Promenade Trust’s sale of the Elvis Presley estate to CKx, Inc.
• Turner Broadcasting’s acquisition of several businesses, including MGM and Hanna-Barbera
• The sale of u-Nav Microelectronics, a privately held fabless semiconductor company, to Atheros Communications, Inc.
• The sale of Ob Hospitalist Group, the largest OB/GYN hospitalist provider in the Unites States, to Gryphon Investors

Former Executive Committee Member, Co-Head of Private Equity/ M&A practice group, Proskauer Rose LLP

Founding Partner, Shelter Capital Partners

Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP