Kirkland & Ellis advised Nordic Capital, a leading European private equity investor, on the recently closed Nordic Capital Fund XI. The fund was closed at its hard cap with aggregate capital commitments of €9 billion (including sponsor commitment). The fund will focus on buyouts in Nordic Capital’s focus sectors of healthcare, technology and payments, and financial services, as well as selectively in industrial and business services. The fund raising exceeded its €8 billion target and was raised in nine months.