Matthew O’Brien
Matthew O'Brien is a corporate partner in the Firm's Chicago office. Matthew represents private equity sponsors and public and private company clients in mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, going-private transactions, joint ventures, divestitures, private financings, recapitalizations and restructurings, and in related corporate governance, executive compensation and general corporate matters. Matthew joined Kirkland in 2006, has been a partner since 2012 and was selected by The Deal as a “Rising Star” M&A attorney in 2019. · Kirkland & Ellis LLP
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Corporate partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Represents private equity sponsors and public and private company clients in mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, going-private transactions, joint ventures, divestitures, private financings, recapitalizations and restructurings, and in related corporate governance, executive compensation and general corporate matters. Joined Kirkland in 2006, became partner in 2012, and was selected by The Deal as a “Rising Star” M&A attorney in 2019.