Kirkland Advises LLCP on Final Close of Oversubscribed Lower Middle Market IV at $2 Billion Hard Cap
Kirkland & Ellis advised LLCP, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, on the final closing of LLCP Lower Middle Market Fund IV (LMM IV) with $2 billion of total capital commitments. LMM IV was significantly oversubscribed, surpassing its $1.7 billion target and closing at its hard cap. LLCP began marketing LMM IV in December 2025. The fund received strong support from its existing investor base, as well as a new group of diverse blue-chip institutional investors globally. The fund’s investors include prominent sovereign wealth funds, public pension plans, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, investment consultants, and family offices. LMM IV builds on the success of LLCP’s oversubscribed Flagship Fund VII, which closed in June 2025 with $3.6 billion of total commitments. The successful fundraise underscores the continued momentum of LLCP’s platform and confidence in the firm’s strategy and investment team. Over the past 24 months, LLCP has raised $6.4 billion of capital across its global platform.
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The Kirkland team included investment funds lawyers Daniel McQuade, Michael Shea and Matthew Hudson; tax lawyers Rachel Cantor, Michael Alcan, Pamela Ho and Maggie Carr; investment funds regulatory lawyers Scott Moehrke, Michael Chu and Hannah Cloh.
