Kirkland Advises BVP Forge on Close of Second Fund at $1 Billion

Kirkland & Ellis advised BVP Forge, a private equity firm integrated with the assets and resources of Bessemer Venture Partners that seeks to invest in growth-oriented, self-sustaining businesses, on the close of $1 billion in capital commitments for its second fund, Forge II. The oversubscribed fund closed in four months, bringing total BVP Forge assets under management to $2.3 billion, and demonstrates strong market validation for BVP Forge's approach of combining specialized private equity operational resources with direct access to Bessemer’s global venture platform.

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The Kirkland team included investment funds lawyers Katie St. Peters, Laura Stake, Eric Scharphorn and Jordyn Sindt; and tax lawyers Dan Meehan and Mike Conroy.