Kirkland Represents Clearlake Capital Group in Sale of Sage Automotive Interiors

Kirkland & Ellis LLP represented Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. in its entry into a definitive agreement for the sale of Sage Automotive Interiors, Inc., a leading global supplier of specialty designed, high-performance technical textiles and premium fabrics for the automotive industry. The full release can be found here.

The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Luke Guerra and Hamed Meshki and included associates Bianca Levin-Soler, Paige Scheckla and Michael Chung; tax partners Russell Light and Josh McLane and associate Joe Tobias; debt finance partners David Nemecek and Brian Ford and associate Paul Rezvani; technology and intellectual property transactions partner Vladimir Khodosh and associate Preeta Reddy; executive compensation partner Jennifer Pepin and associate Ian Sherwin; environmental transactions partner Stefanie Gitler and associate Carleigh Rodriguez; employee benefits of counsel Jack Bernstein and associate Chris Chase; labor and employment partners Matthew Keiser and Michael Schulman; real estate partner John Caruso; international trade partner Mario Mancuso and associate Luci Hague; and antitrust partners Carla A.R. Hine and Marin Boney and of counsel Mike Robert-Smith.