Daniel Borg

Since joining Kirkland, Daniel’s representative matters include advising:

• Lone Star Funds

  • on the financing aspects of its approximately €1 billion acquisition of Imerys Roofing, one of the leading roofing suppliers in the French construction market, from Imerys, a world leader in mineral-based specialties for industry

  • in connection with its acquisition of the Xella Group, a German-based market leader in building solutions, from PAI Partners and funds managed by Goldman Sachs’ investment arm. This deal won the “EMEA Leveraged Loan” of the year at the International Financing Review Awards 2017

  • and their portfolio company Xella, in the financing aspects of the acquisition of URSA a leading European insulation materials manufacturer

  • in connection with its approximately €1.025 billion acquisition of Stark Group, the largest Nordic distributor of building materials, from Ferguson plc, the world's leading heating and plumbing distributor

• Bain Capital

  • and Cinven on their €5.3 billion joint public takeover offer for the German pharmaceutical company Stada Arzneimittel AG; to date the largest private equity transaction ever realized in the German market

  • on its carve-out acquisition from Sealed Air Corp. of Sealed Air’s Diversey Care division and the food hygiene and cleaning business within Sealed Air’s Food Care division for approximately $3.2 billion

  • in respect of the initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange of its portfolio company, TI Fluid Systems plc

  • Advent International, and Clessidra and their portfolio company Mercury Bondco plc in connection with the offering of €600.0 million of high yield PIK notes to finance the acquisition by ICBPI of Bassilichi S.p.A. and the merchant acquiring businesses of Monte dei Paschi di Siena S.p.A. and Deutsche Bank S.p.A.

• Accel-KKR

  • on the financing aspects of its acquisition of Smart Communications

  • on the refinancing of its portfolio company, Kerridge Commercial Systems Limited, and several add-on acquisitions, including the take-private of EDP plc, a company listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange

• EP Global Commerce on the €6 billion voluntary public takeover offer for METRO AG

• Searchlight Capital on the acquisition of a 26% minority stake in Latécoère, a French aeronautics company

• BC Partners on its acquisition of a majority stake in United Group, a leading media and communication services provider across Southeast Europe, from KKR

• Mead Johnson Nutrition in its $17.9 billion sale to Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

• Crestview Partners portfolio company NEP Group Inc., on the financing aspects of its take private acquisition of Avesco plc

• GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, on its €2.4 billion acquisition of P3 Logistic Parks, a leading specialist pan-European owner, developer and manager of logistics properties, from TPG Real Estate and Ivanhoé Cambridge

• Thomas H. Lee Partners in respect of its portfolio company, Material Handling Systems, Inc.’s,  acquisition of VanRiet Material Handling Systems from Avedon Capital Partners and management

Prior to joining Kirkland, Daniel was involved in the following matters:

• Hellman & Friedman’s multi-billion euro debt financing in connection with the acquisition of Bain Capital’s holding in the Securitas Direct Verisure Group

• Hellman & Friedman’s acquisition of the controlling interest in TeamSystem SpA

• General Atlantic’s acquisition of a controlling stake in Argus Media

• Nordic Capital’s acquisition of Sunrise Medical

• The Carlyle Group’s acquisition of Addison Lee Limited

• Baring Private Equity Asia’s bid for a publicly listed entity

• Perform Group Limited’s (a portfolio company of Access Industries) debut offering of senior secured notes

• Ares Management’s collaboration with GE Capital in the establishment of their €2.2 billion European senior secured unitranche loan programme

• News Corporation’s (in partnership with Permira Advisers Limited) US$3.6 billion take private acquisition (by scheme of arrangement) of NDS Group plc

• The Vitol Group’s (in partnership with Helios Investment Partners) acquisition of Royal Dutch Shell’s downstream oil business in 14 African countries

• Doughty Hanson & Co in its acquisitions of Avanza Holdings and the 20:20 Mobile Group

• Several private equity portfolio companies in the restructuring of their leveraged finance facilities

• A number of bespoke bridge financing facilities made available to private debt and equity funds

Weil, Gotshal & Manges, London

• Associate, 2015–2016

The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, London

• Director, 2013–2015

Latham & Watkins LLP, London

• Associate, 2011–2013

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, London

• Associate, 2006–2011