01/20/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/20/2026 15:17
Kirkland & Ellis advised Argano, the world's first and largest Global Specialist Consultancy, on its acquisition of Advantco International, LLC, a leader in SAP and Oracle integration solutions, from Montage Partners. The transaction deepens Argano's enterprise connectivity expertise, enhances its AI-driven transformation capabilities and expands its Data and Integration practice with proven IP that accelerates digital performance across complex, multi-cloud environments. This transaction closed in December 2025.
The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Thomas Laughlin, Jessica Berkowitz, Hayley Hollender, Jordan Rex, Trent Tucker and Will Whitlock; executive compensation lawyers Stephen Jacobson, Sally Ye and Kristen Tyler; employee benefits lawyers Maureen O'Brien and Grant Rasmussen; employment & labor lawyers Christie Alcala and George Cartveli; real estate lawyers Vincent Forcinito and Natalia Ortiz; litigation lawyers Nick Niles and David Strecker; technology & IP transactions lawyers Matt Lovell and David Yaka; and tax lawyers David Wheat and Jon Nelsen.