Kirkland Advises Oaktree on Preferred Equity Investment in Mission Lane

Kirkland & Ellis counseled Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. in a redeemable preferred equity investment in Mission Lane, a purpose-driven financial technology company.  The $150 million series was led by funds managed by Oaktree, an existing investor in the company, and joined by Invus, QED Investors and LL Funds.

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The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Jhett Nelson, Hamed Meshki and Jennifer Gasser and associate Oscar Leija; and tax partners Vivek Ratnam and Mike Beinus.