Kirkland & Ellis, Squire Sanders and Addleshaw Goddard are among the firms to have taken roles on GTCR’s joint acquisition of UK-based consumer credit company Callcredit, from Vitruvian Partners.

The deal, which was announced today (17 February), sees the Chicago-based private equity house enter into a buyout of the company with Callcredit’s management, including CEO John McAndrew and managing director Graham Lund.