Kirkland Represents WHP Global in Connection with Definitive Agreement for the Acquisition of Marc Jacobs from LVMH

Kirkland & Ellis advised WHP Global, a leading brand management firm, in connection with its definitive agreement to acquire the Marc Jacobs brand from LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world's leading luxury products group. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close before year end.

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The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Hamed Meshki, Michael Chung, Madisson Goorman and Joseph Grib; debt finance lawyers Thomas Dobleman, Sumner Fontaine and Samantha Balanevsky; tax lawyers Mike Beinus and Vivek Ratnam; and antitrust & competition lawyers Edward Sharon, Miguel Suarez Medina, Philipp Gnatzy and Georgia Mitchell.