Kirkland Advises TA Associates- and True Wind Capital-backed e-Emphasys Technologies on Acquisition of CDK Global Heavy Equipment

Kirkland & Ellis advised TA Associates, True Wind Capital and their portfolio company, e-Emphasys Technologies, Inc., a global enterprise software provider for the heavy equipment and industrial machinery industry, on e-Emphasys’ carveout acquisition of CDK Global Heavy Equipment, the heavy equipment business of Brookfield-backed CDK Global. The combined business, which will continue to operate as e-Emphasys Technologies, will drive the market forward with innovative, industry-focused software suites to address the end-to-end business optimization needs of equipment dealers and rental companies. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Jared Maher and Sean Kramer and associates Michael Cline, Roni Zveiris, Tiffany Kwok, Jessica Jaw and Spencer Velarde; debt finance partners Brian Ford and Kathryn Leonard; technology and IP transactions partners John Lynn and Vlad Khodosh; tax partner Devin Heckman; executive compensation partner Rohit Nafday; employee benefits partner Chris Chase; employment & labor partner Sydney Jones; and antitrust & competition partners Andrea Murino and Sion Davies and associate Jack Coles.