Kirkland Represents Trinity Hunt Partners on Majority Investment in Blackhawk Supply

Kirkland & Ellis advised Trinity Hunt Partners, a growth-oriented private equity firm, on its majority investment in Blackhawk Supply, a specialty distributor of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) parts, with a focus on maintenance, repair and operations products. This investment establishes the foundation for Trinity Hunt's HVAC distribution platform, which will draw on the firm's extensive industry experience and proven buy-and-build strategy to create a national leader in the highly fragmented HVAC distribution sector.

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The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Thomas Laughlin, Brad Johnson and Sarah Walden; and tax lawyers David Wheat and Jon Nelsen.