09/19/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/19/2025 09:12
Kirkland & Ellis advised Elda River Capital in the sale of its Series A Preferred Units to WaterBridge Infrastructure LLC (NYSE: WBI). Elda River sold its interest, which was held through a financing subsidiary of WBI, for approximately $303 million in total value, consisting of $228.2 million in cash proceeds and $75 million in WBI common equity issued at the $20.00 per share IPO price. Elda River will hold its WBI common equity stake through an Up-C structure alongside Five Point and Devon. The sale closed substantially concurrently with the closing of the WBI initial public offering on September 18, 2025.
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The Kirkland team included corporate lawyer Kevin Crews; capital markets lawyer Matt Pacey; transactional lawyer Jacqueline Scioli; and tax lawyers David Wheat, Mark Dundon and Griffin Peeples.