Kirkland Represents Patient Square Capital on Acquisition of Summit BHC

Kirkland & Ellis advised Patient Square Capital, a dedicated health care investment firm, on its acquisition of Summit BHC, a leading provider of behavioral health and addiction treatment services, from FFL Partners and Lee Equity Partners. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, Summit provides substance use disorder and acute psychiatric care at 24 facilities across 16 states. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Read the Summit BHC press release

The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Michael Weisser and Megan Spelman, debt finance partners Jason Kanner and Daniel Amato, and tax partner Mark Schwed.