Chris Boyd

While at Kirkland, Chris’ representative matters have included:

• Thoma Bravo — acquisition of Calypso Technology, Inc. from Bridgepoint and Summit Partners.
• Thoma Bravo — $12.3 billion pending acquisition of Proofpoint, Inc. 
• Leif Höegh & Co. Ltd. and funds managed by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners through a 50/50 joint venture vehicle — acquisition of the remaining shares in Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd.
• Blackstone and Brown Bidco Limited — $4.73 billion recommended take private of Signature Aviation, the world’s largest fixed base operation network for business & general aviation travellers.
• Private equity consortium — $510 million acquisition of DuPont’s Clean Technologies business.
• Thoma Bravo — $10.2 billion acquisition of RealPage.
• Thoma Bravo — $11 billion sale of Ellie Mae to Intercontinental Exchange.
• LyondellBasell — definitive agreement with Sasol to form a 50/50 polyethylene joint venture through which LyondellBasell acquired 50% of select assets in Louisiana for a total consideration of $2 billion.
• Brookfield Infrastructure — $6.9 billion joint venture with Blackstone Infrastructure to acquire a 42% stake in Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.
• Accenture — acquisition of CreativeDrive.
• Summit Partners — minority investment in LearnUpon, a cloud-based learning management system.
• Vitruvian Partners — sale of Unifaun, a cloud delivery orchestration platform serving the European logistics ecosystem, to Marlin Equity Partners.
• EQT — acquisition of IFS AB, a leading software provider, alongside TA Associates.
• Paine Schwartz — $150 million convertible preferred stock investment in AgroFresh, a global leader in produce freshness solutions.
• Duff & Phelps — $4.2 billion agreement to be acquired by a global investor consortium led by Stone Point Capital and Further Global.
• DCSA container liner shipping initiative — competition compliance aspects.
• Thoma Bravo LLC, a premier investor in the technology sector, and its portfolio companies — multiple acquisitions and sales involving enterprise software companies.
• Blackstone (and its portfolio company Alight) — acquisition of NGA Human Resources, one of the largest HR solutions and payroll providers in the world.
• Cambrex Corporation — $2.4 billion acquisition by Permira.
• Olympus Partners — $585M acquisition of DS Smith’s plastics division by Liqui-Box.
• BC Partners — investment in Advanced, a provider of business software solutions.
• Blackstone — acquisition of the business and assets of Murka, a developer and promoter of social casino gaming applications for mobile devices and social media, based in Cyprus and Ukraine.
• Travelport Worldwide — $4.4 billion sale to Siris Capital and Elliott Management.
• Tenneco Inc. — $5.25 billion acquisition of Federal-Mogul LLC.
• Tenneco Inc. — acquisition of Öhlins Racing A.B., a Swedish technology company that develops premium suspension systems and components for the automotive and motorsport industries.
• Spectrum Brands — $2 billion carve-out sale of its global consumer battery business to Energizer Holdings Inc.
• Spectrum Brands — $1.25 billion carve out of its global auto care business to Energizer Holdings Inc.
• CapVest (and its portfolio company Valeo Foods) — acquisition of Tangerine Confectionery, the leading supplier of private label sugar confectionery in the UK.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Chris worked on the following matters:

Merger Control

• Acting for Australia’s largest medical imaging clinic network on its acquisition of several diagnostic imaging businesses.
• Acting for a large integrated petroleum business in relation to its acquisition of an independent retail fuel network in Victoria.
• Advising clients in a range of sectors (including manufacturing, healthcare, passenger vehicle rental services and facilities management) on merger control requirements.

Investigations, Litigation and Advisory Work

• Representing a major Australian bank during a government investigation into alleged anticompetitive conduct and market manipulation in the market for wholesale foreign exchange.
• Acting for a large Japanese automotive shipping business in Australia’s inaugural criminal cartel prosecution.
• Acting for a major Australia energy generation and retailing business during an inquiry into Australia’s wholesale gas supply arrangements.
• Advising clients in the financial services and insurance sectors in relation to their compliance with Australia’s foreign investment and competition laws, as well as industry-specific regulation.

Gilbert + Tobin, Sydney, Australia

• Lawyer, 2014–2017

• Law clerk, 2013