Kirkland Advises Paine Schwartz on Close of $1.7 Billion Agribusiness-Focused Fund VI

Kirkland & Ellis advised private equity firm Paine Schwartz Partners on the close of its $1.7 billion Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund VI L.P. (“Fund VI”), which exceeded the fundraising target of $1.5 billion. Fund VI, which will focus exclusively on sustainable investments in the food and agribusiness sector, is 17% larger than the firm’s $1.4 billion Fund V. Paine Schwartz has already deployed approximately 40% of Fund VI, including investments in AgroFresh Solutions, Costa Group, Elemental Enzymes, HGS BioScience and Monterey Mushrooms.