Kirkland Advises Private Credit Financing Sources for Albion River’s Acquisition of Wescom

Kirkland & Ellis advised the private credit financing sources in connection with Albion River’s purchase of Wescom Signal & Rescue, a global leader in marine pyrotechnics and defense products. Albion River is a private direct investment firm focused on companies that produce highly technical defense products and services. The acquisition was announced August 4, 2025.

The Kirkland team included debt finance lawyers H.T. Flanagan, Edward McCartney, Lloyd Robertson-Jones, Alexander Längsfeld, Kaitlin Schock, Daly Brower, Jason Strange, James McGivern, Oliver Taylor, Ben Seymour and Sebastian Trompler; and corporate lawyer Kristie Shu; sustainability lawyer Alexandra Farmer; and tax lawyer Mark Schwed.