Kirkland Represents Knox Lane on Acquisition of Cross Country Healthcare in All-Cash Transaction Valued at $437 Million

Kirkland & Ellis advised Knox Lane, a growth-oriented investment firm, on its definitive agreement to acquire Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq:CCRN), a leading, technology-driven healthcare workforce solutions company. Under the terms of the agreement, Knox Lane will acquire all outstanding shares of Cross Country Healthcare common stock for $13.25 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at $437 million. The proposed transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

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The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Hamed Meshki, Dan Guerin, James Brownstein, Daniel Wolf, Rachael Coffey, Lilybelle Abraham, Joseph Grib, Elizabeth Amanieh and Jennifer Leserman; tax lawyers Anne Kim and David Gilbert; executive compensation lawyers Scott Price, Daniel Rios and Cassie Ashley; employment & labor lawyers Kevin Miller, Erin Davey and Shyion Byfield; healthcare lawyers Dennis Williams and Kelly Kluka; and antitrust & competition lawyers Andrea Murino, Psalm Cheung and Joe Krisko.