Aisha P. Lavinier is a Corporate Partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Lavinier advises private equity sponsors and public and private companies on complex business transactions, including structuring and negotiating strategic mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, leveraged buyouts, equity and debt financings, recapitalizations and restructurings, executive compensation, and incentive equity arrangements, as well as other general corporate matters.
Lavinier has represented public companies, private companies, and private equity firms on transactions in various industries, including specialty chemicals, healthcare, pharmaceutical, retail, software and service providers, transportation, and logistics. Representative matters have ranged in size from several million dollars to more than $6 billion.