03 Dec 2025

Kirkland & Ellis Advises Kingswood Capital Management on Acquisition of Daramic

"Kirkland & Ellis advised Kingswood Capital Management, LP on its acquisition of Daramic, a leading manufacturer and supplier of lead battery separators, from Japanese diversified chemical company Asahi Kasei."

Kirkland & Ellis represented Kingswood Capital Management, LP in connection with its acquisition of Daramic from Japanese-based diversified chemical company Asahi Kasei. The transaction involved the acquisition of Daramic, a leading manufacturer and supplier of lead battery separators. Daramic was sold by Asahi Kasei, a diversified chemical company based in Japan. Kirkland & Ellis represented Kingswood Capital Management, LP with a team composed by: corporate lawyers Adam Wexner, Matt Dunnet, Mark Keohane and Tyler Martin; tax lawyers Anne Kim and Allison Bray; and technology & IP transactions lawyers John Lynn, Martin Schwertmann and Sam Mohazzab.
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