Kirkland & Ellis, Osborne Clarke and DAC Beachcroft have taken roles on the first U.K. take-private transaction to have closed during the coronavirus lockdown.

U.K.-headquartered IT solutions company Castleton Technology is being taken over by MRI Software, a company owned by American private equity investors TA Associates, GI Partners and Harvest Partners, in a deal that values Castleton at £82.8 million.

Kirkland is advising MRI on the transaction with a team headed up by London corporate partner David Holdsworth, while DAC Beachcroft corporate finance partner Matthew Darling is leading a team advising Castleton with assistance from the firm's tax head John Dunlop.