12/24/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/24/2025 09:48
Kirkland & Ellis advised Francisco Partners in connection with the financing aspect of its acquisition of a majority stake in OEConnection from Genstar Capital. The $2.6 billion financing is comprised of the existing term loan, delayed-draw term loan and revolving credit facilities, as incrementally upsized at closing, as well as hybrid capital in the form of holdco debt financing.
The Kirkland team included debt finance lawyers Brian Ford, Shelby Lindholm and Samantha Balanevsky; capital markets lawyers Alborz Tolou, Jihao Ding and Zachary Stricklin; and tax lawyers Devin Heckman and Shiyu Ni.