Meredith Levy, P.C.

Since joining Kirkland, Meredith's representative matters have included:

Private Fund Formation

• Ares in the formation of Ares Capital Europe V, L.P. and Ares Capital Europe IV, L.P.
• Ares in the formation of Ares Special Opportunities Fund II and Ares Special Opportunities Fund
• Ariel Alternatives in its $1.45 billion closing of the “Project Black” fund, the first private equity initiative of Ariel Investments, that seeks to invest in middle-market companies that may not currently be minority-owned, as well as existing Black- or Latino/a-owned businesses
• Arsenal Capital Partners in the formation of its $2.36 billion Arsenal Capital Fund V LP
• FFL Capital Partners in the formation of FFL Capital Partners V, a $917 million middle market buyout fund
• J.P. Morgan Asset Management in the formation of its $1.06 billion Lynstone Special Situations Fund
• Littlejohn & Co. in the formation of Littlejohn Fund VI, L.P.
• Oaktree Capital Management in the formation of Oaktree Opportunities Fund XI, a $15.9 billion fund, known as the largest distressed debt fund ever raised in the market and Oaktree’s largest fund in history
• Oaktree Capital Management in the formation of Oaktree Real Estate Opportunities Fund VIII, a $4.7 billion global real estate fund
• Owl Rock in the formation of its $2 billion Owl Rock Opportunistic Fund
• TPG in the formation of TPG Real Estate Partners IV, L.P., and TPG Real Estate Partners III, L.P.
• Warburg Pincus in the formation of Warburg Pincus Financial Sector, L.P.

GP Stakes and Asset Management Transactions

• Blackstone Alternative Asset Management in multiple strategic minority investments, including in BC Partners, New Mountain Capital and Rockpoint Group
• Clearlake Capital Group in the sale of passive, minority stakes to both Dyal Capital Partners, a division of Neuberger Berman, and Petershill, a division of Goldman Sachs Asset Management
• Owl Rock Capital Group in its business combination agreement with Dyal Capital Partners and Altimar Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company, to form Blue Owl Capital Inc., an alternative asset management firm
• Owl Rock on sales of minority interest to Dyal and a management company financing from Dyal’s credit fund, along with prior sale to a family office-led consortium

Prior to joining Kirkland, Meredith’s representative matters included:

• Global private equity firm in the formation of $11 billion private equity fund

• Private equity firm in the formation of growth equity funds focused on software, software-enabled services, and Internet businesses

• Global asset management firm in the formation distressed debt funds

• Growth-oriented private equity firm in the formation of inaugural private equity fund

• Distressed debt firm in the formation of credit opportunity funds

• Energy-focused investment firm in formation of private energy funds

• ILS fund manager in raising capital for various ILS funds