Joel is an associate in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. He has broad UK and EU competition law experience in mergers, cartels and abuse of dominance work, as well as international experience working in Hong Kong during the introduction of its first competition law regime.
Experience
Representative Matters
Since joining Kirkland, Joel’s representative matters have included:
Vista Equity Partners, alongside an affiliate of Elliott Investment Management, on its pending $16.5 billion acquisition of Citrix Systems, Inc.
I Squared and TDR Capital on the £2.322 billion recommended cash acquisition of Aggreko, a world-leading provider of mobile modular power, temperature control and energy services.
Huntsman Corporation on its $300 million acquisition of CVC Thermoset Specialties.
GlaxoSmithKline plc on its transaction with Pfizer Inc. to combine their consumer healthcare businesses in a new world-leading joint venture, with combined sales of approximately $12.7 billion.
Prior to joining Kirkland, Joel’s representative matters included:
Merger Control
Advising VTech, a global manufacturer and supplier of children’s toys, on its acquisition of US-based LeapFrog, in relation to its Phase II merger control referral to the UK Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”).
Advising Home Retail Group (owner of Argos) as the target of a £1.3 billion takeover by Sainsbury’s plc.
Advising CMA CGM, a major international shipping company, in relation to its acquisition of Singapore shipping company NOL, on its merger control notification in China.
Advising Greene King plc on its £774 million takeover of Spirit Pub Company plc.
Advising a number of private equity clients and funds on global merger control requirements.
Cartel and Advisory Work
Advising a confidential client in relation to a cartel investigation by the CMA and a concurrent regulator.
Conducting a multijurisdictional dominance assessment of a global marketing and financial services company.
Advising a major international bank in relation its position of market power in Hong Kong.
Advising a company in the marine shipping sector on the risk of information exchange.
Acting for a company in response to a dawn raid and subsequent cartel investigation in China.
Advising a number of Hong Kong and international companies in relation to compliance with the newly-introduced Hong Kong competition law.
Assisting Visa Europe in its defence against standalone private damages claims in UK courts.
