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Mergers & Acquisitions

Sep. 5, 2014

Kirkland, Skadden advise on $2.5B Compuware buyout by Thoma Bravo

Kirkland represented Chicago- and San Francisco-based private equity firm Thoma Bravo LLC in its $2.5 billion acquisition of Compuware Corp., a deal announced Tuesday. Skadden counseled Compuware, a business software developer.


By Dominic Fracassa


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Kirkland & Ellis LLP represented Chicago- and San Francisco-based private equity firm Thoma Bravo LLC in its $2.5 billion acquisition of Compuware Corp., a deal announced Tuesday that will take the company private.


Chicago partners Gerald T. Nowak, Theodore A. Peto and Bradley C. Reed led the Kirkland team, which included San Francisco-based partners Francesco Penati and David C. Kung. Penati ...

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