Kirkland Advises Bernhard Capital on Purchase of RailWorks

Kirkland & Ellis counseled Bernhard Capital Partners Management, LP, a services and infrastructure-focused private equity management firm, on its agreement to acquire RailWorks Corp., North America’s leading rail infrastructure solutions provider, from Wind Point Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021, subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of regulatory approvals.

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The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Bill Benitez, Brittany Sakowitz and Jennifer Gasser; tax partner Mark Dundon; debt finance partners Lucas Spivey and Jordan Roberts; and environmental transactions partner Stefanie Gitler.