Adrian Duncan
Overview
Adrian Duncan is a partner in the European Private Equity Group in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. His practice focuses on advising private equity houses and other financial sponsor clients on all types of M&A transactions across a variety of business sectors.
Adrian has spent time on secondment at Charterhouse Capital Partners, a leading European buyout firm.
Experience
Representative Matters
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Turn/River Capital on its $570 million acquisition of Tufin.
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EQT on the €6.8 billion acquisition of Baring Private Equity Asia, a leading private markets investment firm.
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17Capital on the strategic partnership with Oaktree under which it will sell a majority stake to Oaktree.
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Riskonnect, backed by TA Associates and Thoma Bravo, on the acquisition of Sword GRC, a software company specialising in project and enterprise risk management solutions.
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EQT Exeter on the acquisition of Bear Logi, a logistics real estate asset management firm.
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Summit Partners on the sale of Viroclinics-DDL, a virology contract research organisation, to Cerba Healthcare.
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Summit Partners in connection with a $625 million growth investment in Invicti Security, a global web application security provider.
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EQT and its portfolio company IVC Evidensia on the acquisition of VetStrategy, a leading Canadian veterinary care provider.
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Montana Capital Partners on its sale to PGIM, the global asset management business of Prudential Financial, Inc.
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Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan on the sale of Burton’s Biscuit Company to a Ferrero-related company.
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Alpine Investors and its portfolio company Alpine Software Group on the acquisition of Sendible, a leading UK social media management and data analytics provider.
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EQT on its c. $1.8 billion combination with Exeter Property Group, a leading global real estate investment manager.
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Montagu Private Equity on the acquisition of the Education Software Solutions business of Capita plc. and on the agreement to invest in ParentPay.
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Rhône Capital on its acquisition of a minority stake in illycaffè.
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Apex Fund Management, a Genstar portfolio company, on its acquisition of the FundRock Group.
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EQT Credit on its investment in and the restructuring and recapitalization of ACPS Automotive.
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Warburg Pincus on its co-investment in the combined group of Tilney Smith & Williamson.
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Thoma Bravo on the £3.1 billion recommended cash offer for Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity solutions.
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Brookfield on its £3 billion consortium bid to acquire Intu Properties plc.
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TPG on its c. €300 million acquisition of Spanish Real Estate Investment Trust, Témpore Properties.
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TPG on the joint venture acquisition with Round Hill Capital of a student and residential housing platform in Lisbon, Portugal.
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An EQT-led consortium on the CHF 10.2 billion exclusive negotiations to acquire Nestlé Skin Health, a leading global skincare company.
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Canaccord Genuity on its acquisition of Thomas Miller Wealth Management, the UK-based wealth management business of Thomas Miller Investments, and its Isle of Man private client wealth management business.
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Sageview Capital and its portfolio company Crimson Hexagon on its reverse triangular merger with Brandwatch.
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TDR Capital on various matters relating to its investment in David Lloyd.
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Warburg Pincus on its investment in Reorg Research.
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Vista Equity Partners on its investment in Integral Ad Science.
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TDR Capital Partners on its investment in French restaurant chain Buffalo Grill.
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Toys’R’Us on the sale of its stores in Germany, Austria and Switzerland to toy retailer Smyths.
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American Securities, LLC on the UK aspects of its acquisition of Prince Minerals from Palladium Equity Partners.
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TDR Capital on various matters relating to its investment in Algeco Scotsman, a world leader in modular space and secure storage solutions.
Before joining Kirkland, Adrian worked on the following matters:
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Phoenix Equity Partners on the sale of Riviera Travel to Silverfleet Capital Partners.
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The acquisition of Argus Media by General Atlantic.
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The acquisition of the Smyk Group by Bridgepoint.
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Phoenix Equity Partners on the sale of Vivid Toy Group to Privet Capital.
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Charterhouse Capital Partners on the acquisition of MEC3 from Riverside Private Equity.
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Patron Capital on the sale of the Badby Healthcare Group to BC Partners.
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Patron Capital on the sale of the Gracewell Healthcare Group to Health Care REIT (NYSE: HCN) and its ongoing partnership with Sunrise Senior Living.
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Intermediate Capital Group and its portfolio company, ATPI, on the acquisition of the Griffin Global Group from Inflexion Private Equity.
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Bridgepoint and its portfolio company, WiggleCRC group, on the acquisition of Bike24 from Riverside Private Equity.
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Bridgepoint Development Capital on the acquisition of the Phlexglobal Group from Inflexion Private Equity.
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The acquisition of the LGC Science Group and management’s new equity arrangements with KKR.
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The acquisition of the RAC Group and management’s new equity arrangements with CVC and GIC.
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The acquisition of Premium Credit and management’s new equity arrangements with Cinven.
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The acquisition of the Lowell Group and management’s new equity arrangements with Permira.
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VPS, a portfolio company of PAI Partners on the bolt-on acquisitions of Camwatch and Redfields.
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The acquisition of NewSmith Asset Management by Man Group plc.
Prior Experience
Travers Smith LLP, London
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Associate, 2014–2017
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Trainee Solicitor, 2012–2014
Charterhouse Capital Partners, 2016
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2014, Admitted to Practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales
Education
- BPP Law School, LondonLPC2012
- University of BristolLL.B., LawHons.2011
Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship