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Kirkland & Ellis said it advised EQT Corporation on a liquefied natural gas supply agreement with Ignitis, a subsidiary of Lithuania’s state-owned Ignitis Group. The firm described the agreement as Ignitis’s first long-term gas supply contract with a U.S. company.
Kirkland & Ellis announced that it had advised Aphias Capital on a growth investment in SNZweig, an advisory business serving architecture, engineering and construction companies. The firm said the investment was made in connection with the combination of Stambaugh Ness and Zweig Group and identified its corporate and tax advisers.
Kirkland & Ellis announced that it had advised Ares Management on a joint venture between an Ares real estate fund and PSP Investments. The firm said the venture would invest up to $2.4 billion in U.S. logistics properties and included a seed portfolio in several industrial markets.
Kirkland & Ellis announced that it had advised Ares Management on a four-community student-housing acquisition from SCHENK+. The firm said Ares real estate funds partnered with The Scion Group on the approximately $435 million transaction, covering 2,316 beds serving students at universities in Georgia, Tennessee and Texas.
Kirkland & Ellis announced that it had represented H.I.G. Capital on an agreement to sell General Datatech to Softcat. The firm said the transaction valued the IT-services business at $1.05 billion on an enterprise-value basis and was expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2027.
Kirkland & Ellis announced that Fern Han had joined its Debt Finance Practice Group as a partner, focusing on project, energy and infrastructure finance. The firm said she moved from Simpson Thacher, where she was a partner, and identified Houston as her office in the announcement’s professional listing.