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Matthew O'Brien

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Founder at Kirkland North

Greater Chicago Area

FoundedKirkland North · YC

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About

Matthew O'Brien is a corporate partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he represents private equity sponsors and public and private companies in mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, going-private transactions, joint ventures, divestitures, private financings, recapitalizations, and restructurings, along with related corporate governance, executive compensation, and general corporate matters. He joined the firm in 2006 and became a partner in 2012, and his clients have included private equity sponsors such as Apax Partners, Bain Capital, GTCR, and Vista Equity Partners, as well as companies including CME Group and Duff & Phelps. In 2019, he was named a "Rising Star" M&A attorney by The Deal.

Founder at Kirkland NorthYC W08

Intro paths

YC

Matthew went through Y Combinator (Winter 2008) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Kirkland North's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2008

Co-founders at Kirkland North

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Andrew FongFounder

Experience

  1. Kirkland & Ellis LLPPrivate Equity / M&A Attorneycurrent2006 — presentGreater Chicago Area

Skills & more

Private Equity10Corporate Law4Corporate Governance3Mergers3Venture Capital3Joint Ventures2Corporate Finance1Due Diligence3Mergers & Acquisitions7

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Who is Matthew O'Brien?
Matthew O'Brien is a corporate partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he represents private equity sponsors and public and private companies in mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, going-private transactions, joint ventures, divestitures, private financings, recapitalizations, and restructurings, along with related corporate governance, executive compensation, and general corporate matters. He joined the firm in 2006 and became a partner in 2012, and his clients have included private equity sponsors such as Apax Partners, Bain Capital, GTCR, and Vista Equity Partners, as well as companies including CME Group and Duff & Phelps. In 2019, he was named a "Rising Star" M&A attorney by The Deal.
Where does Matthew O'Brien work?
Matthew O'Brien is Founder of Kirkland North.
What companies did Matthew O'Brien found?
Matthew O'Brien founded Kirkland North.
Where did Matthew O'Brien go to school?
Matthew O'Brien studied at Vanderbilt University Law School (JD); The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), Finance).

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