Kirkland & Ellis LLP
02/06/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/06/2026 10:58
Kirkland Advises General Catalyst on Lead Investment in Ares Interactive
Kirkland & Ellis advised General Catalyst as the lead investor in a $70 million equity financing of Ares Interactive, a game developer and publisher. The round represents one of the largest early-stage investments in a game company in recent years and will support Ares Interactive's vision to build a next-generation, cross-platform, free-to-play game company.
Read the transaction press release
The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Christian Atwood, Larissa Cespedes-Yaffar, George Kafkas, Halley Petersen and Dan Vaczy; tax lawyers Steve Cantor and Lee Morlock; and executive compensation lawyer Matt Wood.
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