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Kirkland & Ellis
Kirkland & Ellis is named in the Legal Matters section of 64 US IPO and 227 SPAC IPO prospectuses tracked by Ticker Launch since 2019, as company counsel on 174 and underwriters' counsel on 117.
US IPOs64
SPAC IPOs227
Deals by year: 2026: 20 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 124 · 2020: 77 · 2019: 17 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1
Deals
| Company | Type | Date | Size | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accelevation Holdings Corp. | IPO | Oct 1, 2026 | $540M | Company counsel |
| Rainier Acquisition Corp | SPAC IPO | Aug 27, 2026 | $75M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Research Alliance Corp IV | SPAC IPO | Jul 13, 2026 | $75M | Underwriters' counsel |
| ITG, Inc./DE/ | IPO | Jul 2, 2026 | $312.2M | Company counsel |
| Ares Acquisition Corp III | SPAC IPO | Jun 30, 2026 | $345M | Company counsel |
| Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. | IPO | Jun 4, 2026 | $650M | Company counsel |
| Keystone Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Jun 3, 2026 | $250M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Amanat Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | May 20, 2026 | $75M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Research Alliance Corp III | SPAC IPO | May 20, 2026 | $75M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Suja Life, Inc. | IPO | May 8, 2026 | $186.7M | Company counsel |
| General Catalyst Global Resilience Merger Corp. | SPAC IPO | Apr 30, 2026 | $350M | Company counsel |
| Irenic Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Apr 28, 2026 | $220M | Underwriters' counsel |
| AEVEX Corp. | IPO | Apr 20, 2026 | $320M | Company counsel |
| Madison Air Solutions Corp | IPO | Apr 17, 2026 | $2.23B | Company counsel |
| QDRO Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Mar 27, 2026 | $200M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Once Upon a Farm, PBC | IPO | Feb 9, 2026 | $197.9M | Company counsel |
| Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII | SPAC IPO | Feb 5, 2026 | $210M | Underwriters' counsel |
| York Space Systems Inc. | IPO | Jan 30, 2026 | $629M | Company counsel |
| Mountain Lake Acquisition Corp. II | SPAC IPO | Jan 28, 2026 | $313.2M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Helix Acquisition Corp. III | SPAC IPO | Jan 23, 2026 | $150M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Crane Harbor Acquisition Corp. II | SPAC IPO | Dec 16, 2025 | — | Underwriters' counsel |
| Karbon Capital Partners Corp. | SPAC IPO | Dec 12, 2025 | $300M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Safeguard Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Dec 4, 2025 | $200M | Underwriters' counsel |
| General Purpose Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Dec 3, 2025 | $200M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Tailwind 2.0 Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Nov 7, 2025 | $150M | Underwriters' counsel |
| BETA Technologies, Inc. | IPO | Nov 4, 2025 | $1.01B | Company counsel |
| Rice Acquisition Corp 3 | SPAC IPO | Oct 2, 2025 | $300M | Company counsel |
| Bain Capital GSS Investment Corp. | SPAC IPO | Sep 30, 2025 | $400M | Underwriters' counsel |
| FutureCrest Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Sep 26, 2025 | $250M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Black Rock Coffee Bar, Inc. | IPO | Sep 15, 2025 | $294.1M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Legence Corp. | IPO | Sep 15, 2025 | $728M | Company counsel |
| Talon Capital Corp. | SPAC IPO | Sep 9, 2025 | $225M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Highview Merger Corp. | SPAC IPO | Aug 12, 2025 | $200M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Firefly Aerospace Inc. | IPO | Aug 8, 2025 | $868.3M | Company counsel |
| EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. II | SPAC IPO | Jul 3, 2025 | $420M | Company counsel |
| ProCap Acquisition Corp | SPAC IPO | May 22, 2025 | $220M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Yuanbao Inc. | IPO | Apr 30, 2025 | — | Company counsel |
| Crane Harbor Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Apr 25, 2025 | $200M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Gesher Acquisition Corp. II | SPAC IPO | Mar 21, 2025 | $125M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Kestra Medical Technologies, Ltd. | IPO | Mar 6, 2025 | $202M | Company counsel |
| Rithm Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Feb 27, 2025 | $200M | Underwriters' counsel |
| SailPoint, Inc. | IPO | Feb 14, 2025 | $1.38B | Company counsel |
| Infinity Natural Resources, Inc. | IPO | Feb 3, 2025 | $265M | Company counsel |
| Roman DBDR Acquisition Corp. II | SPAC IPO | Dec 13, 2024 | $200M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Mountain Lake Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Dec 13, 2024 | $210M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Oaktree Acquisition Corp. III Life Sciences | SPAC IPO | Oct 24, 2024 | $175M | Company counsel |
| KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. | IPO | Oct 9, 2024 | $576M | Underwriters' counsel |
| EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Aug 8, 2024 | $350M | Company counsel |
| SIM Acquisition Corp. I | SPAC IPO | Jul 10, 2024 | $200M | Underwriters' counsel |
| WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. | IPO | Jun 27, 2024 | $315M | Company counsel |
| Perceptive Capital Solutions Corp | SPAC IPO | Jun 12, 2024 | $75M | Company counsel |
| Super HI International Holding Ltd. | IPO | May 17, 2024 | — | Company counsel |
| Marex Group Ltd | IPO | Apr 26, 2024 | $292.3M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Helix Acquisition Corp. II | SPAC IPO | Feb 13, 2024 | $160M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Bayview Acquisition Corp | SPAC IPO | Dec 19, 2023 | $60M | Underwriters' counsel |
| ZKH Group Ltd | IPO | Dec 15, 2023 | $62M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Colombier Acquisition Corp. II | SPAC IPO | Nov 22, 2023 | $150M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Birkenstock Holding plc | IPO | Oct 12, 2023 | $1.48B | Company counsel |
| Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. | IPO | Jun 30, 2023 | $256M | Company counsel |
| Alchemy Investments Acquisition Corp 1 | SPAC IPO | May 5, 2023 | $100M | Company counsel |
| Ares Acquisition Corporation II | SPAC IPO | Apr 24, 2023 | $450M | Company counsel |
| Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Feb 13, 2023 | $60M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Pono Capital Three, Inc. | SPAC IPO | Feb 10, 2023 | $100M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Israel Acquisitions Corp | SPAC IPO | Jan 17, 2023 | $125M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II | SPAC IPO | Oct 14, 2022 | $200M | Company counsel |
| SK Growth Opportunities Corporation | SPAC IPO | Jun 24, 2022 | $200M | Company counsel |
| Consilium Acquisition Corp I, Ltd. (CSLM Acquisition Corp.) | SPAC IPO | Jan 14, 2022 | $165M | Underwriters' counsel |
| AP Acquisition Corp | SPAC IPO | Dec 20, 2021 | $150M | Company counsel |
| Swiftmerge Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Dec 16, 2021 | $200M | Company counsel |
| Healthcare AI Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Dec 13, 2021 | $200M | Company counsel |
| Forbion European Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Dec 13, 2021 | $110M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition II Corp. | SPAC IPO | Dec 13, 2021 | $250M | Company counsel |
| ST Energy Transition I Ltd. | SPAC IPO | Dec 3, 2021 | $250M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Infinite Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Nov 23, 2021 | $240M | Company counsel |
| Vaxxinity, Inc. | IPO | Nov 12, 2021 | $78M | Underwriters' counsel |
| RCF Acquisition Corp. (Perception Capital Corp. IV) | SPAC IPO | Nov 12, 2021 | $200M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Juniper II Corp. | SPAC IPO | Nov 8, 2021 | $260M | Company counsel |
| 7 Acquisition Corp | SPAC IPO | Nov 8, 2021 | $200M | Company counsel |
| Evotec SE | IPO | Nov 5, 2021 | $435M | Company counsel |
| Trine II Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Nov 4, 2021 | $360M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Onyx Acquisition Co. I | SPAC IPO | Nov 4, 2021 | — | Company counsel |
| Focus Impact Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Oct 29, 2021 | $200M | Company counsel |
| Iconic Sports Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Oct 25, 2021 | $300M | Company counsel |
| ESGEN Acquisition Corp | SPAC IPO | Oct 21, 2021 | $240M | Company counsel |
| Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc. | IPO | Sep 27, 2021 | — | Company counsel |
| A.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. | IPO | Sep 23, 2021 | — | Company counsel |
| Thoughtworks Holding, Inc. | IPO | Sep 16, 2021 | $773.7M | Company counsel |
| World Quantum Growth Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Aug 12, 2021 | $200M | Company counsel |
| Conyers Park III Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Aug 11, 2021 | $350M | Company counsel |
| Healthwell Acquisition Corp. I | SPAC IPO | Aug 4, 2021 | $250M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Software Acquisition Group Inc. III | SPAC IPO | Jul 30, 2021 | $200M | Company counsel |
| Powerschool Holdings, Inc. | IPO | Jul 29, 2021 | $710.5M | Company counsel |
| DA32 Life Science Tech Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Jul 29, 2021 | $200M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Instructure Holdings, Inc. | IPO | Jul 23, 2021 | $250M | Company counsel |
| Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc. | IPO | Jul 23, 2021 | $1.34B | Company counsel |
| Paycor HCM, Inc. | IPO | Jul 22, 2021 | $425.5M | Company counsel |
| Perception Capital Corp. III (formerly Portage Fintech Acquisition Corp.) | SPAC IPO | Jul 22, 2021 | $240M | Company counsel |
| ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp V | SPAC IPO | Jul 14, 2021 | $130M | Company counsel |
| Torrid Holdings Inc. | IPO | Jul 2, 2021 | $231M | Company counsel |
| Integral AD Science Holding Corp. | IPO | Jul 1, 2021 | $270M | Company counsel |
| Shelter Acquisition Corp I | SPAC IPO | Jul 1, 2021 | $200M | Company counsel |
| Gobi Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Jul 1, 2021 | $250M | Company counsel |
| Dingdong (Cayman) Ltd | IPO | Jun 30, 2021 | — | Company counsel |
| Corner Growth Acquisition Corp. 2 | SPAC IPO | Jun 21, 2021 | $175M | Company counsel |
| Jaws Juggernaut Acquisition Corp | SPAC IPO | Jun 21, 2021 | $240M | Company counsel |
| Rice Acquisition Corp. II | SPAC IPO | Jun 17, 2021 | — | Company counsel |
| Jaws Hurricane Acquisition Corp | SPAC IPO | Jun 14, 2021 | — | Company counsel |
| LifeStance Health Group, Inc. | IPO | Jun 11, 2021 | $720M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Summit Healthcare Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Jun 10, 2021 | $200M | Company counsel |
| Post Holdings Partnering Corp | SPAC IPO | May 27, 2021 | $300M | Company counsel |
| Catalyst Partners Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | May 19, 2021 | $300M | Company counsel |
| Artisan Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | May 17, 2021 | $300M | Company counsel |
| Orion Biotech Opportunities Corp. | SPAC IPO | May 14, 2021 | $200M | Company counsel |
| Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc. | IPO | Apr 30, 2021 | $458.8M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Agiliti, Inc. \de | IPO | Apr 26, 2021 | $368.4M | Company counsel |
| TCV Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Apr 15, 2021 | $350M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Diversey Holdings, Ltd. | IPO | Mar 26, 2021 | $692.3M | Company counsel |
| Zhihu Inc. | IPO | Mar 26, 2021 | — | Underwriters' counsel |
| Corazon Capital V838 Monoceros Corp | SPAC IPO | Mar 25, 2021 | $200M | Company counsel |
| MSD Acquisition Corp. / New | SPAC IPO | Mar 25, 2021 | $500M | Company counsel |
| Lead Edge Growth Opportunities, Ltd | SPAC IPO | Mar 24, 2021 | $300M | Company counsel |
| Glass Houses Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Mar 24, 2021 | $200M | Company counsel |
| ArcLight Clean Transition Corp. II | SPAC IPO | Mar 24, 2021 | $275M | Company counsel |
| TB SA Acquisition Corp | SPAC IPO | Mar 24, 2021 | $200M | Company counsel |
| Vine Energy Inc. | IPO | Mar 19, 2021 | $301M | Company counsel |
| FinTech Acquisition Corp. III Parent Corp. | SPAC IPO | Mar 19, 2021 | $245M | Company counsel |
| Golden Arrow Merger Corp. | SPAC IPO | Mar 18, 2021 | $250M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Accelerate Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Mar 18, 2021 | $400M | Company counsel |
| Revolution Healthcare Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Mar 18, 2021 | $500M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Plum Acquisition Corp. I | SPAC IPO | Mar 17, 2021 | $300M | Company counsel |
| L Catterton Asia Acquisition Corp | SPAC IPO | Mar 12, 2021 | $250M | Company counsel |
| Frontier Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Mar 12, 2021 | $200M | Company counsel |
| First High-School Education Group Co., Ltd. | IPO | Mar 11, 2021 | $75M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Agile Growth Corp. | SPAC IPO | Mar 11, 2021 | $300M | Company counsel |
| Vector Acquisition Corp II | SPAC IPO | Mar 11, 2021 | — | Company counsel |
| Peridot Acquisition Corp. II | SPAC IPO | Mar 10, 2021 | $360M | Company counsel |
| Tailwind Two Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Mar 8, 2021 | $300M | Company counsel |
| Warburg Pincus Capital Corp I-B | SPAC IPO | Mar 8, 2021 | $500M | Company counsel |
| Warburg Pincus Capital Corp I-A | SPAC IPO | Mar 8, 2021 | $250M | Company counsel |
| VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II | SPAC IPO | Mar 8, 2021 | $225M | Underwriters' counsel |
| VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings III, Inc. | SPAC IPO | Mar 8, 2021 | $225M | Underwriters' counsel |
| M3 Acquisition II Corp. | SPAC IPO | Mar 5, 2021 | $400M | Company counsel |
| Twin Ridge Capital Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Mar 5, 2021 | $200M | Company counsel |
| First Reserve Sustainable Growth Corp. | SPAC IPO | Mar 5, 2021 | $200M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Northern Star Investment Corp. IV | SPAC IPO | Mar 3, 2021 | $350M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Northern Star Investment Corp. III | SPAC IPO | Mar 3, 2021 | $350M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Orion Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Mar 3, 2021 | — | Company counsel |
| Leo Holdings III Corp. | SPAC IPO | Mar 2, 2021 | $240M | Company counsel |
| ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp IV | SPAC IPO | Mar 1, 2021 | $130M | Company counsel |
| Hudson Executive Investment Corp. II | SPAC IPO | Feb 25, 2021 | $525M | Underwriters' counsel |
| BOA Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Feb 25, 2021 | $200M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Slam Corp. | SPAC IPO | Feb 24, 2021 | $500M | Company counsel |
| Arctos Northstar Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Feb 24, 2021 | $275M | Company counsel |
| Tailwind International Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Feb 22, 2021 | $300M | Company counsel |
| Finserv Acquisition Corp. II | SPAC IPO | Feb 19, 2021 | $265M | Underwriters' counsel |
| ABG Acquisition Corp. I | SPAC IPO | Feb 18, 2021 | $131M | Company counsel |
| Pathfinder Acquisition Corporation | SPAC IPO | Feb 18, 2021 | — | Company counsel |
| Catcha Investment Corp | SPAC IPO | Feb 17, 2021 | $275M | Company counsel |
| loanDepot, Inc. | IPO | Feb 16, 2021 | $53.9M | Company counsel |
| Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Feb 11, 2021 | $300M | Company counsel |
| Pharvaris N.V. | IPO | Feb 8, 2021 | $165.4M | Company counsel |
| AC 1 Corp. | SPAC IPO | Feb 8, 2021 | $300M | Underwriters' counsel |
| CC Neuberger Principal Holdings III | SPAC IPO | Feb 4, 2021 | $350M | Company counsel |
| Kernel Group Holdings, Inc. | SPAC IPO | Feb 4, 2021 | $265M | Company counsel |
| M III Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Feb 4, 2021 | $134M | Company counsel |
| Jaws Mustang Acquisition Corp | SPAC IPO | Feb 3, 2021 | $900M | Company counsel |
| Ares Acquisition Corp | SPAC IPO | Feb 3, 2021 | $870M | Company counsel |
| EQ Health Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Feb 1, 2021 | $191.3M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Z-Work Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Feb 1, 2021 | $200M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Shoals Technologies Group, Inc. | IPO | Jan 28, 2021 | $1.93B | Company counsel |
| HealthCor Catalio Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Jan 28, 2021 | $180M | Company counsel |
| Northern Star Investment Corp. II | SPAC IPO | Jan 27, 2021 | $350M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Hudson Executive Investment Corp. III | SPAC IPO | Jan 27, 2021 | $225M | Underwriters' counsel |
| CA Healthcare Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Jan 27, 2021 | $100M | Underwriters' counsel |
| One Equity Partners Open Water I Corp. | SPAC IPO | Jan 25, 2021 | $300M | Company counsel |
| TZP Strategies Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Jan 20, 2021 | $250M | Company counsel |
| Authentic Equity Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Jan 19, 2021 | $200M | Company counsel |
| Silver Crest Acquisition Corp | SPAC IPO | Jan 15, 2021 | $300M | Company counsel |
| Pontem Corp | SPAC IPO | Jan 15, 2021 | — | Company counsel |
| Marlin Technology Corp. | SPAC IPO | Jan 14, 2021 | $360M | Company counsel |
| Kuke Music Holding Ltd | IPO | Jan 13, 2021 | $50M | Company counsel |
| Athlon Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Jan 13, 2021 | $240M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Leo Holdings Corp. II | SPAC IPO | Jan 11, 2021 | $350M | Company counsel |
| Empowerment & Inclusion Capital I Corp. | SPAC IPO | Jan 11, 2021 | $240M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Gazelle Opportunities I (Cayman) Corp | SPAC IPO | Jan 11, 2021 | $525M | Company counsel |
| Pioneer Merger Corp. | SPAC IPO | Jan 11, 2021 | $350M | Company counsel |
| Global Synergy Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Jan 11, 2021 | $225M | Company counsel |
| Ivanhoe Capital Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Jan 8, 2021 | $240M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Altimeter Growth Corp. 2 | SPAC IPO | Jan 8, 2021 | $400M | Underwriters' counsel |
| Poema Global Holdings Corp. | SPAC IPO | Jan 7, 2021 | $300M | Company counsel |
| Star Peak Corp II | SPAC IPO | Jan 7, 2021 | $350M | Company counsel |
| Corner Growth Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Dec 18, 2020 | $350M | Company counsel |
| Periphas Capital Partnering Corp | SPAC IPO | Dec 14, 2020 | $360M | Company counsel |
| Motive Capital Corp | SPAC IPO | Dec 14, 2020 | $360M | Company counsel |
| Frazier Lifesciences Acquisition Corp | SPAC IPO | Dec 10, 2020 | $120M | Underwriters' counsel |
| JAWS Spitfire Acquisition Corp | SPAC IPO | Dec 4, 2020 | $300M | Company counsel |
| Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Nov 25, 2020 | $200M | Company counsel |
| Maravai Lifesciences Holdings, Inc. | IPO | Nov 23, 2020 | $1.62B | Company counsel |
| L&F Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Nov 20, 2020 | $150M | Company counsel |
| Investindustrial Acquisition Corp. | SPAC IPO | Nov 20, 2020 | $350M | Company counsel |
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