Kirkland & Ellis advised Warren Equity Partners Manager, L.P. (WEP) on the final close of its latest flagship private equity investment fund, Warren Equity Partners Fund IV, L.P. and Warren Equity Partners Fund IV-A, L.P. (collectively, WEP IV) at over $1.4 billion. WEP IV closed on its hard cap, exceeding its initial target of $1.2 billion. The oversubscribed fund includes commitments from a diverse group of new and returning investors including pension funds, insurance companies, endowments and foundations, fund of funds and family offices.
The Kirkland team was led by investment funds partners Matthew Smith, Luzia Vaczy and Scott Lenahan and associates Erica Sims, Charles Koech and Tom Kelley; and tax partners Stanley Ramsay and Philip Cooke and associate Ted Little.
