Sam Dykstra

Since joining Kirkland, Sam's representations have included:

• Amcor plc in its definitive agreement to merge with Berry Global Group Inc. in an all-stock merger, creating a combined company with an enterprise value of approximately $37 billion.
• Apax Partners LLP and its portfolio company Boasso Global, Inc., a premier provider of depot, maintenance, cleaning, and transportation services for the ISO tank container industry, on the sale of the company to KKR & Co. L.P.
• Ares in its joint venture with Scion Group to acquire a $910 million student housing portfolio.
• Arsenal Capital Partners and its portfolio company Eckhart Holdings, Inc., in the acquisition of Innovative Products & Equipment Inc, an automation solutions provider focused on medical device and life science markets.
• Bain Capital Private Equity and US LBM in the sale of a stake in US LBM, a provider of building materials, to Platinum Equity.
• Bain Capital and its portfolio company Imperial Dade, North America’s leading distributor of foodservice packaging and janitorial supplies, in the sale of a significant equity stake in Imperial Dade to Advent International.
• Blackstone in its take-private acquisition of Hologic for $18.3 billion.
• Funds advised by BC Partners in a definitive agreement to purchase, alongside Apollo, GFL Environmental Inc.’s Environmental Services business, valued at $8 billion.
• Comvest Partners in an investment by SK Capital Partners, LP into Comvest’s platform company, VanDeMark Chemical, Inc., a leading global producer of life science chemistries.
• Eli Lilly in its acquisition of Kelonia Therapeutics.
• Greenbriar Equity Group, L.P., in its acquisition of Applied Aerospace Structures Corporation, a leading provider of design, fabrication and testing solutions for complex composite and metal bonded structural assemblies.
• I Squared Capital in multiple transactions including:
  • its acquisition of Liberty Tire Recycling from Energy Capital Partners.
  • its purchase of a portfolio of ten data center facilities from Cogent Fiber, LLC to seed a new $1 billion U.S. data center operating platform focused on colocation, high-density deployments and AI inference infrastructure.
• Kinderhook Industries in multiple transactions including:
  • its acquisition of Kaizen Auto Care, LLC, a leading regional collision repair provider with presence across the western United States.
  • its acquisition of Continental Auto Parts, a leading distributor of aftermarket collision automotive parts to multi-shop operators and independent collision shops, and the subsequent acquisition by Continental Auto Parts of KSI Trading Corp.
  • its acquisition of Mobile Mini Tank and Pump Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of logistics based environmental solutions focused on the containment of liquid and solid industrial waste, for a total enterprise value of approximately US $323 million.
• KKR & Co. L.P. and its portfolio company Bettcher Industries, in the acquisition of Frontmatec, a global manufacturer of end-to-end automated solutions for pork and beef processing.
• Knox Lane, in connection with a definitive agreement to invest in Elevation Labs, a leading formulator and manufacturer of premium beauty products.
• L Catterton in multiple transactions, including:
  • its $3.8 billion sale of Thorne to Procter & Gamble.
  • its investment in Good Culture.
  • its investment in US Fertility.
• Monomoy Capital Partners in multiple transactions including:
  • its $1.3 billion acquisition of Jiffy Lube from Shell.
  • its carve-out acquisition of Oliver Packaging and Equipment, a provider of bakery equipment, meal packaging and comprehensive food solutions.
• Montagu Private Equity in multiple transactions including:
  • its agreement, alongside Kohlberg, to acquire Teleflex Medical OEM from Teleflex Incorporated for $1.5 billion.
  • its $700 million acquisition of the Medical Device Components business of Johnson Matthey.
• Owens & Minor, Inc. (NYSE: OMI) in its definitive agreement to sell the company’s Products and Healthcare Services segment to Platinum Equity.
• Patient Square Capital in multiple transactions including:
  • its definitive agreement to acquire Patterson Companies for $4.1 billion.
  • its strategic investment in CorroHealth.
• Savage Services in the sale of Savage Rail to Cando Rail & Terminals.
• Sentinel Capital Partners in multiple transactions including:
  • the sale of its portfolio company, Apex Companies, a provider of end-to-end environmental consulting and engineering solutions, to Morgan Stanley Capital Partners.
  • alongside its portfolio company, Spectrum Safety Solutions, in the sale of Autronica Fire and Security to MSA Safety for $555 million, and the sale of Marioff to Inflexion.
• Summit Carbon Solutions in its carbon capture partnership with POET, connecting the world’s largest biofuel producer with the world’s largest carbon capture and storage project.
• Sycamore Partners in its acquisition of Playa Bowls, a super fruit bowl franchise restaurant operating at over 250 location across 22 states.
• Thoma Bravo in its definitive agreement to purchase $10.55 billion in digital aviation assets from aerospace company Boeing.
• Wind Point Partners in multiple transactions, including its acquisition of Velocity Rail Solutions.
• WK Kellogg in its $3.1 billion sale to the Ferrero Group.
• Zebra Technologies in its $1.3 billion acquisition of Elo Touch Solutions.

Prior to joining Kirkland, some of Sam's representations included:

• AEA Investors LP in numerous transactions, including the acquisition of Univar Solutions Inc.’s Environmental Sciences business, a premier pest management business serving customers in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, for approximately US $195 million.
• Funds managed by Goldman Sachs’ Merchant Banking Division in numerous transactions, including the acquisition of Aviation Facilities Company (AFCO) and AFCO AvPorts Management, two industry leaders in the development and management of airports and airport infrastructure.
• Catalent, a global provider of advanced delivery technologies, drug manufacturing, biologics, gene therapies and consumer health products, in numerous transactions, including its acquisition of Cook Pharmica, an integrated provider of drug substance and drug product manufacturing and related services for US $950 million.
• Jacobs Engineering Group in multiple transactions, including its agreement to sell its Energy, Chemicals, and Resources segment to WorleyParsons Limited for US $3.3 billion.
• Aleris Corporation, a US-based aluminum producer, in its approximately US $2.6 billion acquisition by Novelis, Inc., the global leader in aluminum rolled products and the world's largest recycler of aluminum.
• Forbes Energy Services, Ltd. in its acquisition of Cretic Energy Services, LLC, a provider of large diameter, extended reach, coiled tubing services to oil and gas producers in the Permian Basin.
• Higman Marine, Inc., a leading provider of inland marine transportation services for bulk liquid petroleum and chemical cargoes, in its acquisition by Kirby Corporation, the nation’s largest domestic tank barge operator for transporting liquid bulk products, for approximately US $419 million.
• Knight Transportation, Inc. in its merger with Swift Transportation Company, in a transaction with an enterprise value of US $6.6 billion.
• Onex Partners in its acquisition of a majority interest in Wireco Worldgroup (Cayman) Inc., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of steel and synthetic rope.
• Spirit MTA REIT, a net-lease real estate investment trust, in its sale of assets to Hospitality Properties Trust for US $2.4 billion.

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