Kirkland Advises Consortium Led by Sandbrook Capital on Agreement to Acquire NeXtWind

Kirkland & Ellis advised a consortium led by Sandbrook Capital on signing an agreement to acquire NeXtWind Capital Ltd (“NeXtWind”), a German renewable energy company, from a syndicate led by Crestline Investors. As part of the transaction, the consortium will commit up to US$750 million of equity capital to NeXtWind to acquire its existing portfolio of operating wind assets and to fund future growth.