Kirkland Advises WHP Global on Joint Venture with Lands’ End

Kirkland & Ellis advised brand management firm WHP Global on a definitive agreement to form a new joint venture with Lands' End Inc. (Nasdaq:LE). Lands' End will contribute to the joint venture all of its intellectual property and related assets associated with the "Lands' End" brand, and WHP Global will acquire a 50% controlling ownership stake in the joint venture for $300 million in cash. In addition, WHP Global will commence a tender offer for up to $100 million of Lands' End shares at a price of $45.00 per share. The transaction was announced on January 26, 2026, and is expected to close during the first half of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

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The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Hamed Meshki, Michael Chung, Shayla Harlev, Zahra Parmar, Kuljeet Nagra, Prince Oroke, Marshall Shaffer, Heath Mayo, Logan Cotton, Chris Solis and Alexis Michelle Adjei; technology & IP transaction lawyers Shellie Freedman, Melissa Moreno and Molly Mahowald; debt finance lawyers Katrina Levy, Shelby Nicole Lindholm, Samantha Balanevsky and Marian Lee; capital markets lawyers Sophia Hudson, Leia Pearl Andrew, Jacqueline Cloutier, Wei Yang and Matisse Rogers; tax lawyers Mike Beinus and Vivek Ratnam; antitrust & competition lawyers Matthew Wheatley, Matt Reilly, Stephanie Greco and Miguel Suarez Medina; executive compensation lawyers Rohit Nafday, Anthony Ji and Kelsie Harris; employment & labor lawyers R.D. Kohut, Madeline Klebanov and Olivia Hunter; employee benefits lawyers Alexandra Mihalas and Mackenzie Packard; litigation lawyers Jay Lefkowitz, Dan Cellucci and Hillary Bendert; international trade & national security lawyers Justin Schenck, Chad Crowell and Ellie Bacon; real estate lawyers Roberto Miceli, Natalia Ortiz and Catherine Garner; and environmental transaction lawyers Michelle Sliwinski DeMaio and Julia Kiley.