04/29/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/29/2026 12:57
Kirkland & Ellis advised Emerald Lake Capital Management the final close of Emerald Lake Capital Partners, which secured $800 million in capital commitments from unaffiliated limited partners at its revised hard cap, along with approximately $25 million from its general partner and other affiliated investors. The Fund was heavily oversubscribed and significantly exceeded its $500 million target and original $750 million hard cap.
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The Kirkland team included investment funds lawyers Daniel McQuade, Jeff Kaplan, Michael Shea, Derek Thomas, Jake Ahlgren and Andrea Delgado; investment funds regulatory lawyers Nick Hemmingsen and Danielle Sartain; and tax lawyers Mike Conroy and Michael Thurston.