Dan Clarke

Since joining Kirkland, Dan has worked on the following matters, advising:

• Bain Capital Private Equity and Cinven on the CHF 4.2 billion definitive agreement to acquire Lonza Specialty Ingredients
• Starwood Capital on the intention to launch a public takeover offer for CA Immobilien Anlagen AG
• Antin Infrastructure Partners on its reinvestment in Eurofiber, including the sale of a minority stake to PGGM
• Advent International on its investment in the Hermes Group businesses in the UK and Germany
• The bidding consortium led by Advent, Cinven and the RAG-Stiftung on the acquisition of the elevator division of thyssenkrupp AG
• Warburg Pincus on its investment in Polyplus, a developer of innovative and cost-effective technology used in gene and cell therapy
• HGGC and its portfolio company, Davies Group, on the acquisition of Keoghs, an insurance-focused top 50 law firm

Prior to joining Kirkland, Dan worked on the following matters, advising:

• Warburg Pincus on its:
  
  • disposal of Safetykleen Europe, the largest service provider of surface treatment and chemical application services
  • acquisition of a majority stake in Reiss, the global fashion and accessories brand
  • acquisition of Accelya, a leading provider of financial and commercial solutions to the airline industry
  • disposal of a substantial part of the Clondalkin Group, the international producer of packaging products
  • acquisition of Catapult International, the technology services provider
  • disposal of Source Holdings Limited, the specialist provider of exchange-traded funds
• Advent International on its disposal of the Priory Group, a leading provider of behavioural healthcare services in the UK
• Cinven on its acquisition of Premium Credit Limited, a leading insurance premium finance company
• Cinven and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board on their acquisition of the Hotelbeds Group, the global provider of travel services
• First Reserve on its acquisition of The Weir Group plc’s flow control business, now Trillium Flow Technologies
• TPG on its disposal of P3, a leading specialist pan-European owner, developer and manager of logistics properties
• Vitruvian Partners on the management equity arrangements relating to its acquisition of Voxbone SA
• American Express Global Business Travel on its acquisition of Hogg Robinson Group plc, a global travel management company
• BASF on its €7.6bn acquisition of significant components of Bayer's and Monsanto's seed, agricultural and chemical businesses
• Catalent on its acquisition of a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Anagni, Italy from Bristol-Myers Squibb
• ContiTech USA, Inc. on its acquisition of Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc.'s anti-vibration business
• Global Brands Group on its disposal of a significant part of its North American licensing business
• SCR-Sibelco and Unimin Corporation on their acquisition, by way of a cash and stock merger, of Fairmount Santrol Holdings Inc. to create Covia Holdings Corporation, an industry-leading proppant and industrial materials solutions provider
• Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. on its joint venture with, and additional investment in, QuantumScape Corporation, a manufacturer of solid-state batteries

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

• Senior Associate, New York (2019)
• Associate, London and New York (2014–2019)
• Trainee Solicitor, London and Singapore (2012–2014)