Kirkland & Ellis Advised Align Capital Partners On The Close Of Align Collaborate Fund I

Kirkland & Ellis advised Align Capital Partners on the close of Align Collaborate Fund I

Kirkland & Ellis advised Align Capital Partners on the successful close of its inaugural independent sponsor-focused investment vehicle, Align Collaborate Fund I (“Collaborate I”). The fund, which launched in late 2023, had its final close on March 26, 2025, raising $233 million, significantly exceeding its $150 million target.

Collaborate I is designed to provide equity capital to support the increasing number of deal-by-deal investors in the industry. Since inception, Align Collaborate has already anchored equity syndicates for two new platform investments sponsored by leading independent sponsors. The Align Collaborate team has also grown to five dedicated investment professionals.

The strategy of Collaborate I targets equity investments of $10–$30 million per transaction in platform companies with $2–$15 million of EBITDA.

The Kirkland & Ellis team advising on the transaction was led by Daniel J. McQuade, P.C. (Partner), Michael Truett Wester (Partner), and Daniel P. Meehan, P.C. (Partner), with support from Derek Thomas (Associate), Justin Frumm (Associate), and Liz Ji (Associate).

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