Kirkland & Ellis advised Authentic Brands Group (Authentic), a global brand owner and licensing company, on its investment in Saks Global, a leading luxury retail and real estate company, in connection with Saks Global's acquisition of Neiman Marcus Group. Kirkland also advised Authentic on the formation of Authentic Luxury Group (ALG), a joint venture between Authentic and Saks Global, which combines their capabilities to elevate the potential of their luxury brands across sectors such as fashion, retail, digital, hospitality, real estate, art and travel.

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The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Ravi Agarwal, Michael Weisser and Daniel Goldschmidt; technology & IP transactions lawyers Adam Petravicius and Matt Darch; tax lawyers Sara Zablotney and Rachel Malhiet; and capital markets lawyer Josh Korff.