Kirkland & Ellis, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, McCarthy Tétrault and Goodwin Procter advised on 26North Partners LP’s acquisition of a controlling stake in AVI-SPL.

Kirkland & Ellis advised 26North Partners LP (26North), the next-generation alternatives platform founded by Josh Harris, on its agreement to acquire a controlling stake in AVI-SPL, the global leader in audio-video and unified communications technologies, from Marlin Equity Partners (Marlin) and other selling shareholders. Marlin and select shareholders will retain a minority interest in the company. Financial terms were not disclosed.

The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Ryan Brissette, Daniel Goldschmidt and Pete Martelli; debt finance lawyers Doug Tedeschi, Andrew Hurley and Jud Oswald; and tax lawyers Vivek Ratnam and Mike Beinus.

CAM advised 26North Partners LP (as Indian counsel) on its acquisition of a controlling stake in AVI-SPL, the global leader in audio-video and unified communications technologies, from Marlin Equity Partners and other selling shareholders.

The team was led by Pranay Chandran with the support from Shrishti Singh, Isha Tandon and Naman Jain. Abe Abraham with the support from Siddhi Kochar and Jay Bhaskar Sharma advised on the employment aspects of the transaction.

26North Partners LP (“26North”) announced its agreement with Marlin Equity Partners and other selling shareholders to acquire a controlling stake in AVI-SPL, a global leader in audio-video and unified communications technologies.

AVI-SPL is a digital enablement service that serves over 86% of Fortune 100 Companies, delivering mission-critical audio-visual and collaboration solutions that power the modern workplace, spanning installation, integration and managed services across North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region.

26North is an integrated, multi-asset class investment platform founded by Josh Harris that provides investment advice and opportunities to its clients related to a variety of investment strategies, including, but not limited to, private equity, credit, and insurance and reinsurance solutions.

McCarthy Tétrault advised 26North as Canadian counsel, with a team consisting of Pavan Jawanda, James Lin, Gurvir Sangha (M&A), Jason Gudofsky, Alykhan Rahim (Competition/Antitrust and Foreign Investment), John Gilmore, Christopher McHardy, Patrick Pengelly, Francis Racine, Grace McDonell, Jessica Hoskins (Labour & Employment), Julia Miller (Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation) and Robert Glasgow (International Trade and Disputes).

Goodwin Procter advised AVI-SPL and the selling shareholders on the transaction.