Leon Daoud is a partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. His practice focuses on advising sponsors, corporates, funds and financial institutions on a wide range of complex and multi-jurisdictional leveraged financing transactions. Leon also worked for an extended period in the leveraged finance team of Goldman Sachs.
Experience
Representative Matters
Since joining Kirkland, Leon’s representative matters include advising:
FNZ Group on the agreed takeover of GBST, an ASX-listed financial software company
Triton on the acquisition of a majority stake in Atnahs, a specialty pharmaceutical business
Blackstone on the recommended £4.77 billion cash offer for Merlin Entertainments, a global leader in location-based, family entertainment
A consortium consisting of Apax, Warburg Pincus, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan on the $3.4 billion take private of Inmarsat, a British satellite communications group
Blackstone Capital Partners on its acquisition of National Exhibition Centre Group, a leading live events venue operator in the UK
Triton on its acquisitions of Sunweb Group and Corendon Holiday Group, two leading European online travel operators
Bristol-Myers Squibb on the offer from Taisho Pharmaceutical to purchase the UPSA consumer health business for $1.6 billion
Prior to joining Kirkland, Leon’s representative matters included advising:
CVC Capital Partners on the acquisition of Theramex
Goldman Sachs on a bridge to high yield bond refinancing for Almaviva SpA
Advent International on the acquisition of Faerch Plast
Warburg Pincus on the acquisition of a minority stake in Avaloq
CVC Capital Partners on the acquisition of Tipico
Warburg Pincus on the acquisition of Reiss
Mercator, a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus, on the acquisition of RMS
Tilney Bestinvest, a Permira portfolio company, on the acquisitions of the Towry and Ingenious financial services groups
Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic on the joint acquisition of a minority stake in Network International LLC
CVC Capital Partners on the acquisition of Douglas
CVC Capital Partners on the acquisition of Synsam Nordic
Warburg Pincus and Poundland on a post-IPO facility for Poundland’s listing on the London Stock Exchange
Advent International on the take-private acquisition of Mediq
CVC Capital Partners on the acquisition of Ahlsell
Prior Experience
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, London
Senior Associate, 2016–2018
Associate, 2011–2016
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2011, Admitted to Practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales
Education
BPP Law School, LondonLegal Practice Course2007
King's College LondonLL.M. (Corporate and Commercial Law)2006
