Kirkland & Ellis LLP
01/26/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/26/2026 13:25
Kirkland Advises Leonard Green & Partners on Inaugural Fundraise of Sage Equity Investors at over $3.6 Billion of Commitments
Kirkland & Ellis advised Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. (LGP) on the final closing of Sage Equity Investors and its related entities (Sage I), its inaugural investment program dedicated to investing primarily in single-asset continuation funds sponsored by third-party private equity managers. Sage I closed with over $3.6 billion of total commitments, significantly exceeding its initial target of $1.5 billion.
The Kirkland team included investment funds lawyers John Senior, Ramen Costa, Jordan Murray, Nathan Howe and Ashley Lee; tax lawyers Lee Morlock, Michael Greenberg and Matthew Wahlquist; investment funds regulatory lawyers Nabil Sabki, John Reinert and Hane Kim; and ERISA lawyers Sabrina Glaser and Joseph Lifsics.
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