Kirkland Represents Bain Capital in Investment in Defense Unicorns

Kirkland & Ellis advised Bain Capital Tech Opportunities on its Series B funding in Defense Unicorns, a leader in airgap software delivery for national security mission systems. The investment brings the company to unicorn status with a valuation exceeding $1 billion, driven by the company's rapid and profitable growth. The new capital will enable Defense Unicorns to further scale and integrate open-source and commercial dual-use technology throughout the U.S. military and allied forces.

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The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Chris Elder, Kendahl Mordini, Matthew O’Brien, Luv Karia and Millie Ball; tax lawyers Mike Carew and David Gilbert; capital markets lawyers Sophia Hudson and Sarah Lipinski; technology & IP transactions lawyers Dan Lewis and Jackson Zebovitz; litigation lawyer Nick Niles; executive compensation lawyers Scott Price, Kelsie Harris and Shyion Byfield; employment & labor lawyers R.D. Kohut, Madeline Klebanov and Jon Link; employee benefits lawyers Alexandra Mihalas and Daniel Coleman; government contracts lawyers Rob Ryland and Dana Diaz; and international trade & national security lawyers Ivan Schlager, Justin Campbell and Chad Crowell; sustainability lawyers Abbey Raish and Annah Akhoun-Murat.