Carlos Gil Rivas

Partner Mergers & Acquisitions Private Equity

Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

M +44 79 1776 0526

Practices

Overview

Carlos Gil Rivas is partner in the European Private Equity Group in Kirkland’s London office who focuses upon advising financial sponsors on all aspects of their M&A acquisitions and investments.

Carlos has a broad range of experience across leveraged buy-outs, management incentive and promote arrangements, disposals and the development of buy and build platforms.

Carlos was named in Legal Week’s 2018 list of “Rising Stars: The Next Generation of City Private Equity Talent” and is further recognised as a “Notable Practioner” by IFLR1000 (2022) for Private Equity; Mergers & Acquisitions.

Experience

Knox Lane on the strategic investment in Spectrum Science

TPG Growth and its portfolio company, People 2.0, on the acquisition of Brookson, a leading compliance and services platform for freelancers and their hirers

CPP Investments and Motive Partners on the $1.4 billion investment in FNZ, a global wealth management platform

Blackstone:

on the £4.66 billion acquisition of iQ Student Accommodation
and Telereal Trillium on the £1.46 billion privatisation of Network Rail’s commercial estate
on the €492 million acquisition of a portfolio of European logistics assets from Marathon (in partnership with Industrial Securities, part of MARCOL)
on the £460 million sale of the Union State student accommodation business and assets to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB)
on a series of complex cross-border carve-out and reorganisation transactions (and related financings) in relation to the O’Flynn Group

Thoma Bravo on the acquisition of Calypso Technology, Inc. from Bridgepoint and Summit Partners

TA Associates and the consortium vehicle on the $2 billion acquisition of Unit4, a global leader in enterprise cloud software

CapVest:

on the acquisition of Inspired Pet Nutrition, an independent pet food platform
in connection with the single-asset GP-led secondary transaction involving Curium Pharma
on the acquisition of Datasite Global Corporation, a leading Software-as-a-Service provider
and Core Assets on the acquisition of Partnerships in Children’s Services, one of the largest independent fostering agencies in the UK
and IBA Molecular on the carve-out acquisition from Mallinckrodt Plc of its global nuclear imaging radiopharmaceuticals division
on its acquisition from SK Capital Partners and IBA of IBA Molecular, a pan-European radio-pharma business

GIC:

on the $1 billion acquisition of Equinix Inc’s pan European hyperscale data centre business
on the €2.4 billion acquisition of P3 Logistic Parks, a leading specialist pan-European owner, developer and manager of logistics properties

3G Capital on the financing for its $7.1 billion acquisition of a controlling interest in Hunter Douglas

Fingerpaint Marketing Inc. on the acquisition of Engage In-Health Limited, a global healthcare marketing agency

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan:

on the sale of Burton’s Biscuit Company to a Ferrero-related company
and Burton's Biscuits Company on its sale of the Cadbury business to Mondelez

TDR Capital on the acquisition of BPP, a global leader in professional and vocational education

Public Investment Fund, the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, on the capital increase and associated refinancing of AccorInvest Group

Peak Rock Capital on its acquisition of AMB S.p.A, a leading manufacturer of films for the food and food packaging industry

Patient Square Capital on its investment in Apollo Therapeutics, a portfolio-based biopharmaceutical company

GLP on the acquisition of Goodman Group’s Central and Eastern Europe logistics real estate portfolio

Acciona Energia on the UK law aspects of the €962m acquisition of its assets by Contour Global

Ares on the acquisition of a portfolio of mixed use commercial properties across Europe

Vector Capital on the investment in Cloudsense

Oaktree Capital Management:

on the sale of the Spanish student housing business to GSA
on its investment in Elix Aviation Services
on its acquisition of Panrico SAU

Brookfield Property Partners on its acquisition of GL Europe RE Holdings SARL, a U.K. student accommodation platform, from Avenue Capital

Eagle Street on its joint venture with Nuveen Real Estate and HESTA to acquire a Build to Rent asset in Dublin

Cerberus European Investments:

on its acquisition of 18 UK Holiday Inn branded hotels along with the implementation of associated franchise arrangements
on the £187m acquisition of the Admiral Taverns Group from Lloyds Bank

Eagle Street Partners:

on the formation of a joint venture with Harrison Street to acquire and develop a 554-residential-unit multiphase development at East Road in Dublin, Ireland
on its joint venture with Nuveen Real Estate and HESTA to acquire a Build to Rent asset in Dublin

Linklaters LLP, London

Managing Associate, 2011–2015

Taylor Wessing LLP, London

Solicitor, 2007–2011
Trainee Solicitor, 2005–2007

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

2007, Admitted to Practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales

Education

BPP Law School, LondonLPC; Post-Graduate Diploma In Law2005
University of EdinburghM.A.2003

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