Vincent Bergin
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
vincent.bergin@kirkland.com
M +44 75 5248 9618

Overview
Vincent is a corporate partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. He advises private equity clients on acquisitions, disposals and other corporate transactions across all sectors.
In 2016/17 he spent 15 months on secondment to leading private equity firm Advent International, advising its investment professionals on acquisitions and disposals across Europe.
Vincent is recognised as a “Key Lawyer” by The Legal 500 (2023) and was named in Legal Week’s 2018 list of “Rising Stars: The Next Generation of City Private Equity Talent.”
Experience
Representative Matters
Since joining Kirkland, Vincent has advised:
- Partners Group on the sale of Global Blue to Shift4
- CD&R on its acquisition of a controlling stake in Opella, a global consumer healthcare business, from Sanofi
- Advent and Ultra on the sale of Ultra Energy to Curtiss Wright
- Advent on its investment in Volue, a Norwegian headquartered supplier of software and data solutions for the energy and infrastructure sectors
- TPG on its acquisition of Aareon, a European provider of SaaS solutions for the property industry, for €3.9 billion
- TPG on its investment in Vinted, a leading second-hand C2C marketplace focused on fashion, at a valuation of €5 billion
- Advent on the sale of V.Group to a consortium led by STAR Capital
- CD&R and Morrisons on the sale by Morrisons of its petrol forecourts to, and entry into a strategic partnership with, Motor Fuel Group
- Thoma Bravo on its acquisition of a majority stake in USU Product, a leading provider of IT management solutions
- Thoma Bravo on its acquisition of Hypergene, a Swedish SaaS business for planning and performance management
- Thoma Bravo and Proofpoint on the acquisition of Tessian, a leader in the use of advanced AI to automatically detect and guard against accidental data loss and evolving email threats
- Thoma Bravo on its investment in EQS, a leading international cloud provider in corporate compliance, investor relations and ESG
- Thoma Bravo and J.D. Power on the acquisition of AutoVista, a leading pan-European and Australian automotive data, analytics and industry insights provider
- Thoma Bravo and SailPoint on the acquisition of Osirium Technologies plc, a privileged access security business
- Thoma Bravo on its investment in LOGEX, a leading European healthcare analytics provider
- Thoma Bravo and Anaplan on the acquisition of Vuealta’s application division
- Sani/Ikos Group on its recapitalization and strategic partnership with GIC
- Groupe Bruxelles Lambert on its acquisition of Sanoptis, a leading network of ophthalmology clinics across Germany and Switzerland
Prior to joining Kirkland, Vincent advised:
- Advent International and its portfolio companies on:
- Investments in:
- Industria Chimica Emiliana (“ICE”), a leading Ursodeoxycholic Acid producer from the Bartoli Family, and ICE’s subsequent investment in New Zealand Pharmaceuticals;
- The CEE business of global generic and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals manufacturer Alvogen; and
- V-Group, a global marine and offshore vessel management and support services provider from OMERS.
- Disposals of:
- Ammeraal Beltech, a global belting manufacturer, to Partners Group; and
- Priory Group, a mental health care facility provider, to Acadia.
- Investments in:
- CVC and its portfolio companies on:
- Investments in:
- Medivet, a leading provider of veterinary services in the animal health and wellness sector;
- System C Healthcare, a leading healthcare IT solutions provider, and its partner company Graphnet Health and their subsequent investment in WellSky, a medicines management software specialist;
- Aleph Holding, the global partner to the world’s biggest digital media players;
- Acronis, the global leader in cyber protection; and
- WebPros, a leading provider of web hosting automation software.
- Partnerships with Fédération de Internationale Volleyball (“FIVB”), Six Nations Rugby, Pro14 Rugby and Premiership Rugby.
- Investments in:
- EQT Growth on its investment in Mollie, one of Europe’s largest payment service providers.
- Susquehanna Growth Equity on its investment in Smarkets, one of the world’s largest betting exchange and prediction market platforms.
Prior Experience
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, London and New York
- Partner, 2020–2021
- Senior Associate, 2017–2020
- Secondment to Advent International - European Legal Counsel, 2016–2017
- Associate,2012–2017
- Trainee Solicitor, 2010–2012
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2012, Admitted to practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales
Education
- University College DublinBachelor of Civil LawFirst Class Honours2007
News &
Insights
- Press Release Kirkland Advises Partners Group on Sale of Global Blue to Shift4
- Press Release Kirkland Advises Advent International on Acquisition of Volue Alongside Arendals Fossekompani and Generation Investment Management
- Press Release Kirkland Advises TPG on Investment in Vinted
- Press Release Kirkland Advises CD&R on Potential Partnership with Sanofi to Acquire Opella
- Press Release Kirkland Advises Thoma Bravo on Acquisition of Majority Stake in USU Product Business