J. Jill Turns to Kirkland Dealmakers in $517 Million Transaction

The New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP is representing The J. Jill Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: JILL) in its $517 million sale to The Talbots, Inc. (NYSE: TLB). The deal was announced today.

J. Jill offers women's clothing including jackets, skirts and t-shirts. It sells merchandise through a catalog and a Web site and has lines of shoes, handbags, belts and jewelry. Talbots is a leading national specialty retailer and cataloger of women's, children's and men's classic apparel, shoes and accessories

The Kirkland deal team is led by partners Stephen Fraidin and Joshua N. Korff.

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