Kirkland Advises Monomoy Capital Partners on Definitive Agreement to Acquire Jiffy Lube from Shell for $1.3 Billion
Kirkland & Ellis advised Monomoy Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on private equity and credit investing in the middle market, on a definitive agreement to acquire the quick lube and automotive service franchisor in North America, Jiffy Lube International, Inc., from Pennzoil Quaker State Company DBA SOPUS Products, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell USA, Inc. An affiliate of Monomoy will acquire Jiffy Lube through its Fund V for approximately $1.3 billion. The transaction is expected to close by the second half of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval.
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The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Michael Sartor, Annie Cataldo, Sydney Collins, Ross Taylor and Caroline Kurani; debt finance lawyers Jason Serlenga, Jake Rosen, Francis Won and Tamie Daniels; technology transactions & IP lawyers Adam Petravicius, Kyla Risko and Amani Coutinho; and tax lawyers Benjamin Schreiner and Brittany Nguyen.
