Kirkland Represents Vista Equity Partners on Acquisition of Infoblox for Approximately $1.6 Billion

Kirkland & Ellis LLP advised Vista Equity Partners, a leading private equity firm focused on software, data and technology-enabled businesses, on its agreement to acquire Infoblox Inc. (NYSE: BLOX), the network control company, for approximately $1.6 billion. The transaction is expected to close in Infoblox’s fiscal second quarter, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. The full release is available here.

The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Sarkis Jebejian, Joshua Zachariah, Joseph Halloum and Stuart Casillas; and financing partner Sonali Jindal.