Mr Armand Della Monica > Kirkland & Ellis LLP > Boston, United States > Lawyer Profile

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
200 CLARENDON STREET, 20TH FLOOR
BOSTON, MA 02116
MASSACHUSETTS
United States

Position

Armand is one of the leading members of Kirkland’s corporate practice and was a founding partner of the Firm’s Boston office after spending the first 20 years of his legal career in the Firm’s New York office. He represents large and middle-market private equity funds and their portfolio companies in a wide variety of transactions, including public and private acquisitions, divestitures, minority and growth equity financings, joint ventures and restructurings. He regularly counsels clients on corporate governance, securities law and strategic matters. Representative industries include health care, technology, media, business services, consumer products and retail, financial services, logistics/transportation services and manufacturing.

Education

The George Washington University, J.D., with high honors, Order of the Coif, 1997; University of Vermont, B.A., cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1992.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)

In addition to its diverse caseload and close relationships with leading private equity clients such as Bain Capital, Blackstone, and KKR, the team at Kirkland & Ellis LLP also cements its market-leading reputation with its ability to advise funds and portfolio companies on complex and market-defining deals. The team serves as a key player for high-value sponsor consolidations, impactful cross-border carve-outs and joint venture formations, and continuation fund transactions, among others. Jon Ballis boasts a longstanding record in the transactional private equity space and practices from the Chicago office together with growth investment expert Douglas Gessner. Key names in the New York office include leveraged buyout expert Jennifer Perkins, who works closely with KKR on a variety of investment transactions and portfolio deals, Peter Martelli, who is noted for his ability to guide clients through minority investments and joint ventures, and cross-border transactions specialist Srinivas Kaushik. Armand Della Monica is based in Boston and handles PE transactions in a variety of industry sectors, including logistics and life sciences, while the Los Angeles-based Jonathan Benloulou notably advises on asset manager M&A.