Kirkland Advises GTCR on Acquisition of Fiduciary Trust Company
Kirkland & Ellis represented GTCR, a leading private equity firm, on its definitive agreement to acquire Fiduciary Company Incorporated and its operating subsidiaries, together known as Fiduciary Trust Company. Fiduciary is a Boston-based private wealth manager and trust company serving ultra-high net worth individuals, families and institutions. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026.
The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Ted Frankel, Chris Thomas, Edward Brennan, Dominic Adduci and Thomas Ricchio; tax lawyers Mike Carew, Nick Warther and Grace Nielsen; debt finance lawyers Thomas Dobleman, Emily Hogan and Georgie Bierwirth; technology & IP transactions lawyers Aaron Lorber, Joanna Schlingbaum and Joseph Evans; employment & labor lawyers Jackie Heffernan and Olivia Hunter; employee benefits lawyers Alexandra Mihalas and Jack Amaro; executive compensation lawyers Mike Krasnovsky and Daniel Iverson; real estate lawyers Roberto Miceli and Joseph Galinsky; and antitrust & competition lawyers Matt Reilly, Colin Herd and Stephen Mohr.
