Kirkland & Ellis LLP serves media and entertainment clients across the US as part of its technology and IP transactions practice group. The team benefits from the firm's expertise in M&A, debt finance and capital markets to advice media clients on transactions often involving intangible assets and technology assets. The team has also assists with joint ventures, strategic partnerships, licensing, promotions and other commercial agreements with TV personalities, artists and athletes. Seth Traxler sits in Chicago and is the go-to for carve out transactions as well as joint ventures, acquisitions and sales. Over in New York, Edward Lee assists with both cross-border and domestic M&As, Allison Wein focuses on cross-border and contested transactions and Shellie Freedman often handles transactions involving IP and technology aspects.
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- Réseaux sociaux
Clients clés
- Aleph Capital Partners LLP
- AssuredPartners
- Bedford Productions
- Charter Communications
- Cosm Experience Holdings Inc.
- Evolution AB
- Harman International
- Hipgnosis
- Kobalt Music Group
- Lyra Bidco
Points forts
- Represented Bedford Productions in its carve-out acquisition of the fashion, art, business and culture publication i-D Magazine from media company Vice Media Group.
- Assisted UMG with its investment in Chord Music Partners, which owns one of the largest, most diversified independent portfolios of music assets, in a deal that values Chord at $1.85bn.
- Advised Cosm on its multiyear agreement with ESPN to bring ESPN’s live NBA, NHL, U.S. Open tennis, college sports and select UFC fight night events to Cosm’s forthcoming immersive venues.
Avocats
Autres avocats clés
Edward Lee; Shellie Freedman; Allison Wein; Seth Traxler