27 September 2021
Kirkland Represents Polestar on $20 Billion Combination with Gores Guggenheim, Inc.
Advising firms
Deal team
25 lawyers named| Lawyer | Firm | Seniority | Practice | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Schiele Lead | Kirkland & Ellis | Partner | corporate | Not stated |
| David Feirstein Lead | Kirkland & Ellis | Partner | corporate | Not stated |
| Marshall Shaffer Lead | Kirkland & Ellis | Partner | corporate | Not stated |
| Emily Lichtenheld | Kirkland & Ellis | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Jaye Kasper | Kirkland & Ellis | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Christian Nagler | Kirkland & Ellis | Partner | capital markets | Not stated |
| Tim Cruickshank | Kirkland & Ellis | Partner | capital markets | Not stated |
| Alex Lloyd | Kirkland & Ellis | Partner | capital markets | Not stated |
| Mathieu Kohmann | Kirkland & Ellis | Associate | capital markets | Not stated |
| Daniel Dusek | Kirkland & Ellis | Partner | corporate | Not stated |
| Nicholas Norris | Kirkland & Ellis | Partner | corporate | Not stated |
| Stuart Boyd | Kirkland & Ellis | Partner | corporate | Not stated |
| Shuting Qi | Kirkland & Ellis | Partner | corporate | Not stated |
| Brandon Nesfield | Kirkland & Ellis | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Jay Pak | Kirkland & Ellis | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Eric St. Bernard | Kirkland & Ellis | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Julian Holland | Kirkland & Ellis | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Michael Ning | Kirkland & Ellis | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Sara Zablotney | Kirkland & Ellis | Partner | tax | Not stated |
| Andrew Douglas | Kirkland & Ellis | Partner | tax | Not stated |
| Sherry Xie | Kirkland & Ellis | Associate | tax | Not stated |
| Liz Allison | Kirkland & Ellis | Associate | tax | Not stated |
| Timothy Lowe | Kirkland & Ellis | Associate | tax | Not stated |
| Michael Krasnovksy | Kirkland & Ellis | Partner | executive compensation | Not stated |
| Alison Beskin | Kirkland & Ellis | Associate | executive compensation | Not stated |
Stated terms
- Stated value
- USD 20bn ($20 billion)
- What the figure measures
- Enterprise value
- Client
- Polestar Performance ABBuy-side
- Counterparties
- Gores Guggenheim Inc. (Sell-side)