Kirkland Represents The Rise Fund on Acquisition of Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers

Kirkland & Ellis advised The Rise Fund, TPG’s multi-sector global impact investing strategy, on its acquisition of Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers, the largest operator of pediatric dental ambulatory surgery centers in the U.S. The Rise Funds’ investment will support Blue Cloud’s expansion to meet the growing need for dental procedures requiring anesthesia nationwide, particularly for those in lower income communities and within special needs populations. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Laura Sullivan and Michael Weisser and associates Alana Siegel, Natalia Halista and Eli Markham, tax partner Jared Rusman and associate Liz Allison, and debt finance partners David Nemecek and Paul Rezvani and associates Justin Greer and Matt Stummer.