Carlos Gil Rivas

Partner Mergers & Acquisitions Private Equity

Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

M +44 79 1776 0526

Practices

Overview

Carlos Gil Rivas is a corporate partner in Kirkland’s London office who focuses on 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

CapVest:

on multiple transactions in respect of Curium and its wider healthcare platform, including its latest ‘CV squared’ recapitalization
on various transactions for the build out of Inspired Pet Nutrition, an independent pet food platform
on various transactions for the development of its Glo Healthcare/Curium platform
on the acquisition of Datasite Global Corporation, a leading Software-as-a-Service provider
and the build out of Polaris, one of the largest independent fostering agencies in the UK

Accel-KKR:

on the sale of a majority interest in Smart Communications to Cinven
on the sale of Kerridge Commercial Systems, a leading global ERP and business management software provider, to CapVest

CPP:

on the investment in Ontic, a global aerospace firm and a portfolio company of CVC
and Warburg Pincus on the minority investments in Visma
and Motive Partners on the $1.4 billion investment in FNZ, a global wealth management platform

Arctos Partners and the management team of Hayfin in connection with Arctos’ majority investment in Hayfin

TA Associates:

on the acquisition of Unit4, a global leader in enterprise cloud software
and the acquisition of Abaca Systems by its portfolio company, Advantive

Novo Holdings on its investment alongside TA Associates in Biocomposites

Francisco Partners on its capital raise and minority stake sale in the EG Group

Alpine Investors on the establishment of their UK HVAC platform, Eight Group Service Partners and multiple follow-on acquisitions

Kingswood Capital Management on its carve-out acquisition of UK and Czech print and packaging assets from Coveris

Metagenics Inc, a Gryphon Investors portfolio company, on the acquisition of Symprove

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

WHP Global on its acquisition of a majority interest in G-Star RAW

Blue Owl on its acquisition of Kuvare Insurance Services LP

Truelink Capital on the acquisition of GES from Viad Corp

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

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

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

Origami Capital Partners on the recapitalization of Kestrel’s UK Tech Portfolio

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

Knox Lane:

on the strategic investment in Spectrum Science
and the acquisition of Engage In-Health Limited, a global healthcare marketing agency via its portfolio company, Fingerpaint Marketing Inc.

QuadReal on its investment in, and joint venture with, Precede Capital Partners

GIC:

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

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)
and a series of complex cross-border carve-out and reorganisation transactions (and related financings) in relation to the O’Flynn Group

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

Oaktree Capital Management:

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

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

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

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

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
and 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

Practices

Representative Matters

Prior Experience

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

Education