Kirkland & Ellis has represented Indianapolis-based private equity firm Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney & Company (HKW) on the final closing on limited partner commitments of HKW Capital Partners IV (Fund IV).
The fund exceeded its USD300 million target, closing on approximately USD316 million in aggregate commitments.
Fund IV will invest primarily in lower middle-market companies headquartered in North America, targeting investments in growing markets including favoured sectors such as energy services, infrastructure and medical products.
The Kirkland team was led by private funds partner Chris Kallos and included private funds associate Jonathan McPike, investment management partners Scott Moehrke and Joshua Westerholm and associate Ryan Swan, tax partners Donald Rocap and Daniel Meehan and associate Joel Peters-Fransen, and employee benefits partner Laura Bader and of counsel LeighAnne Thompson.
The private funds practice at Kirkland & Ellis is one of the largest sponsor-side practices in the world. Since 1995, Kirkland’s private funds lawyers have represented 380 unique private equity sponsors in 720 total funds, raising approximately USD490 billion in total targeted commitments.
