Kirkland Represents Clearlake Capital on Private Credit Financing for Clearlake’s Acquisition of Qualus Corp.

Kirkland & Ellis advised Clearlake Capital on the financing aspect for its contemplated acquisition of Qualus Corporation, a pure-play power solutions firm, from New Mountain Capital. The transaction was announced on March 25, 2026.

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The Kirkland team included debt finance lawyers Brian Ford, Kendra Armstrong, Sandeep Somisetty and Tae-Shin Lee; capital markets lawyers Alborz Tolou and James Abate; and tax lawyers Anne Kim and Matthew Wahlquist.