Press Release

Kirkland Counsels Industrial Growth Partners on Acquisition of Des-Case Corporation

Kirkland & Ellis LLP represented Industrial Growth Partners in its acquisition of the parent company of Des-Case Corporation, a Tennessee-based leading provider of specialty filtration products and services for industrial lubricants, from Chicago-based private equity firm Pfingsten Partners for an undisclosed amount. The full release can be found here.

The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Hamed Meshki and Luke Guerra and included corporate associates Kevin Behseresht and Balaji Giridharan and finance associate Nichole Lopez-Tackett; tax partners Russell Light and Brett Willis; technology and intellectual property transactions partner Matthew Lovell and associate Jared Miller; employee benefits partner Matthew Antinossi and associate Adria Crowe; labor and employment partner Edward Holzwanger and associate Bryan O'Keefe; environmental partner Paul Tanaka and associate Michael Saretsky; real estate partner Roberto Miceli; and international trade associate Jen Fernandez.