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
Since joining Kirkland, Jef’s transactions have included the representation of:
KKR and HgCapital on the investment alongside HarbourVest in Citation
KKR and its portfolio companies in numerous transactions, including:
the take-over of Spectris
the acquisition of 24sevenOffice ERP Software
the acquisition of a majority stake in Accountor Software
its acquisition of Superstruct Entertainment
its acquisition of Telecom Italia’s fixed-line network
BC Partners and its portfolio companies in:
its acquisition of T-2
the sale of SBB Serbia to e& PPF Telecom Group – awarded “Serbia Deal of the Year 2025” by CEE Legal Matters
the sale of its NetTV Plus business and its sports broadcasting rights for the Western Balkans to Telekom Srbija
TPG Rise Climate in its acquisition of A-Gas
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.
