Jef Dupont
Overview
Jef Dupont is a partner in the Corporate Team in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Jef has advised private equity sponsors such as Apollo, KKR, BC Partners and KPS across numerous jurisdictions and sectors on a wide range of corporate finance transactions.
Following their acquisition, Jef also continues to advise portfolio companies of his private equity clients on follow-on investments, equity and incentive compensation plans for management, joint ventures and carve-out transactions as well as general corporate matters.
Jef has spent time on secondment at KKR.
Experience
Representative Matters
Prior to joining Kirkland, Jef’s transactions include the representation of:
- KKR and its portfolio companies:
- in its investment in FGS Global
- in its acquisition of a majority stake in Contabo
- in connection with Exact’s acquisition of weclapp
- in its acquisition of a minority stake in Cegid at an enterprise value of €5.5 billion
- in connection with Silver Lake’s minority investment in Exact, a portfolio company of KKR
- in its sale of United Group B.V. to funds advised by BC Partners
- BC Partners in its:
- €1.22 billion sale by its portfolio company, United Group, of its Mobile Tower Infrastructure Business to TAWAL
- acquisition by its portfolio company, United Group, of Nova Broadcasting Group
- acquisition by its portfolio company, United Group, of Wind Hellas
- acquisition by its portfolio company, United Group, of Vivacom
- KPS Capital Partners in its acquisition of Metra Holdings S.p.A. and Metra S.p.A.
- Funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. in the acquisition of a majority stake in and subsequent take-private of Reno De Medici S.p.A.
Prior Experience
Secondee, KKR, 2023–2024
Associate, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, 2018–2023
Associate, Allen & Overy LLP (Belgium), 2017–2018
Associate, Stibbe (Brussels, Luxembourg), 2013–2016
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2018New York
Languages
- English
- Dutch
- French
- German
Education
- Columbia Law SchoolLL.M.2017Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
- University of AntwerpLL.M.magna cum laude2013
News &
Insights
- Press Release Kirkland Advises BC Partners-Backed United Group on Sale of SBB Serbia, Net TV Plus Business and Sports Broadcasting Rights for Western Balkans
- Press Release Kirkland Advises KKR Portfolio Company Accountor Software on Acquisition of 24SevenOffice’s ERP Software Division
- Press Release Kirkland Advises Telemach Slovenia on Agreement to Acquire T-2
- Press Release Kirkland Advises KKR on Acquisition of Majority Position in FGS Global from WPP
- Press Release Kirkland Advises KKR on Acquisition of Majority Stake in Accountor