Adrian Duncan

Since joining Kirkland, Adrian has worked on the following matters: 

• Montagu Private Equity on the acquisition of the Education Software Solutions business of Capita plc. and on the agreement to invest in ParentPay.

• Rhône Capital on its acquisition of a minority stake in illycaffè.

• Apex Fund Management, a Genstar portfolio company, on its acquisition of the FundRock Group.

• EQT Credit on its investment in and the restructuring and recapitalization of ACPS Automotive.

• Warburg Pincus on its co-investment in the combined group of Tilney Smith & Williamson.

• Thoma Bravo on the £3.1 billion recommended cash offer for Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity solutions.

• Brookfield on its £3 billion consortium bid to acquire Intu Properties plc.

• TPG on its c. €300 million acquisition of Spanish Real Estate Investment Trust, Témpore Properties.

• TPG on the joint venture acquisition with Round Hill Capital of a student and residential housing platform in Lisbon, Portugal.

• An EQT-led consortium on the CHF 10.2 billion exclusive negotiations to acquire Nestlé Skin Health, a leading global skincare company.

• 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.

• Sageview Capital and its portfolio company Crimson Hexagon on its reverse triangular merger with Brandwatch.

• TDR Capital on various matters relating to its investment in David Lloyd.

• Warburg Pincus on its investment in Reorg Research.

• Vista Equity Partners on its investment in Integral Ad Science.

• TDR Capital Partners on its investment in French restaurant chain Buffalo Grill.

• Toys’R’Us on the sale of its stores in Germany, Austria and Switzerland to toy retailer Smyths.

• American Securities, LLC on the UK aspects of its acquisition of Prince Minerals from Palladium Equity Partners.

• 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:

• Phoenix Equity Partners on the sale of Riviera Travel to Silverfleet Capital Partners.

• The acquisition of Argus Media by General Atlantic.

• The acquisition of the Smyk Group by Bridgepoint.

• Phoenix Equity Partners on the sale of Vivid Toy Group to Privet Capital.

• Charterhouse Capital Partners on the acquisition of MEC3 from Riverside Private Equity.

• Patron Capital on the sale of the Badby Healthcare Group to BC Partners.

• Patron Capital on the sale of the Gracewell Healthcare Group to Health Care REIT (NYSE: HCN) and its ongoing partnership with Sunrise Senior Living.

• Intermediate Capital Group and its portfolio company, ATPI, on the acquisition of the Griffin Global Group from Inflexion Private Equity.

• Bridgepoint and its portfolio company, WiggleCRC group, on the acquisition of Bike24 from Riverside Private Equity. 

• Bridgepoint Development Capital on the acquisition of the Phlexglobal Group from Inflexion Private Equity.

• The acquisition of the LGC Science Group and management’s new equity arrangements with KKR.

• The acquisition of the RAC Group and management’s new equity arrangements with CVC and GIC.

• The acquisition of Premium Credit and management’s new equity arrangements with Cinven.

• The acquisition of the Lowell Group and management’s new equity arrangements with Permira.

• VPS, a portfolio company of PAI Partners on the bolt-on acquisitions of Camwatch and Redfields.

• The acquisition of NewSmith Asset Management by Man Group plc.

Travers Smith LLP, London

• Associate, 2014–2017

• Trainee Solicitor, 2012–2014

Charterhouse Capital Partners, 2016