Press Release

Kirkland Advises Blackstone on Acquisitions of Therma Holdings and RE Tech Advisors

Kirkland & Ellis counseled Blackstone Energy Partners on its definitive agreements for two acquisitions in furtherance of Blackstone’s support for the transition to cleaner, affordable energy. Kirkland first advised Blackstone on its pending acquisition of Therma Holdings LLC, a leading specialty mechanical, electrical and controls services company, and separately advised Blackstone on its pending acquisition of RE Tech Advisors, Inc., a leading energy and sustainability consulting firm. Following closing, RE Tech will be integrated into Therma and the combined company will offer customers a comprehensive suite of sustainability, carbon reduction, and energy management services.

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The Kirkland team was led by transactional partners Rhett Van Syoc and Kyle Watson and associates Zach Savrick, Fern Langa, Brittany Scheier, Mike Bassi, Abbey Zuech, Christian Mahre and Jack Kelly; tax partner Mark Dundon and associate Joe Tobias; debt finance partners Melissa Hutson and Yuli Wang and associate Peter Bang; executive compensation partner Stephen Jacobson and associate Jake Ebers; and employee benefits partner Alex Mihalas and associate Chris Chase.