Jerome Hoyle

Since joining Kirkland, Jerome has worked on the following matters:

• Bain Capital Private Equity:
  • on the c. €1.7 billion acquisition of ITP Aero, an aero engine and gas turbine manufacturer, from Rolls-Royce
  • and NB Renaissance Partners in connection with the financing for their acquisition of Engineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A.
  • and Engineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A. in connection with the financing aspects of the proposed acquisition of Be Shaping the Future S.p.A.
  • on the ongoing financing aspects of its acquisition of a majority stake in Maesa, a global beauty brand incubator
  • on the ongoing financing aspects of its acquisition of Bugaboo International, a Dutch design company that develops and produces mobility products
  • and Wittur, its portfolio company, in connection with the €620 million refinancing of its senior facilities and notes and €240 million second lien financing
  • and its consortium partners on the ongoing financing aspects of the €2.1 billion public takeover of Ahlstrom-Munksjö Oyj
  • on the financing aspects of its acquisition of MSX International
  • and Nexi S.p.A. in relation to the amend and extend of its senior loan facilities
  • on the ongoing financing aspects of its acquisition of Centrient

• Strategic Value Partners:
  • and Klöckner Pentaplast, its portfolio company, in connection with its €1.9 billion refinancing, which included senior secured notes, senior unsecured notes and a term loan with ESG-linked ratchet
  • and Pfleiderer, its portfolio company, in connection with its offering of €750 million sustainability-linked senior secured fixed and floating rate notes and super senior revolving credit facility
  • and The Vita Group, its portfolio company, in connection with its €325 million refinancing

• The bidding consortium led by Advent, Cinven and the RAG-Stiftung on the €10.3 billion acquisition financing for the elevator division of thyssenkrupp AG - the largest ever European LBO
• Thomas H. Lee Partners and its portfolio company AutoStore on its $12.4 billion IPO on the Oslo Stock Exchange - Norway's biggest IPO in two decades
• HPS Investment Partners on the financing for the proposed majority investment in Nucleus
• Nucleus Clyde Acquisition Limited on the recommended cash acquisition of Curtis Banks Group PLC
• Carlyle on the voluntary public takeover offer for Schaltbau Holding AG
• Francisco Partners on the financing aspects of its $1.45 billion acquisition of CDK Global’s international business.
• BC Partners on the acquisition of a significant stake in Valtech
• TA Associates and the consortium vehicle on the $2 billion acquisition of Unit4, a global leader in enterprise cloud software
• Centerbridge Partners and APCOA Parking on its €685 million senior secured notes offering and €80 million super senior revolving credit facility
• PizzaExpress on its successful refinancing, including an offering of £335 million of bonds and entry into its new super senior revolving credit facility
• RLDatix, backed by TA Associates and Five Arrows Principal Investments / Five Arrows Capital Partners, in its acquisition of iContracts and Quantros
• Advent International on the financing aspects of its €600 million acquisition of Industria Chimica Emiliana
• Advent International and Faerch Plast on the financing aspects of their acquisition of 4PET
• H.I.G. Capital and portfolio company Aspire Pharma on the acquisitions of Morningside Healthcare and Morningside Pharmaceuticals
• Blackstone on the financing of its c. £800 million acquisition of National Exhibition Centre (NEC) Group, a leading live events venue operator in the UK
• Bain Capital Credit on its acquisition of a portfolio of non-performing and sub-performing loans from Caixa Geral de Depósitos S.A.
• Smurfit Kappa Group in relation to its €1.35 billion revolving credit facility
• Sun European Partners and their portfolio company Coveris Holding S.A. on the financing aspects of the $1.32 billion sale of its Coveris Americas business and the €700 million sale of its Coveris Rigid business
• An EQT-led consortium on the CHF 10.2 billion exclusive negotiations to acquire Nestlé Skin Health, a leading global skincare company
• Apax Partners on the financing aspects of their c. £800 million acquisition of a majority stake in matchesfashion.com
• CapVest Partners and Valeo Food Group on the financing aspects of Valeo’s acquisition of the Tangerine Confectionery Group from Blackstone
• CapVest Partners and Valeo Food Group on the financing aspects of Valeo’s acquisitions of Kettle Foods and Bakery Foods Limited (trading as Matthew Walker)
• Vitruvian Partners on the financing aspects of their acquisition of the EasyPark group

Prior to joining Kirkland, Jerome worked on the following matters:

• Lone Star in respect of its c. €2.4 billion acquisition of Propertize, the Dutch State-owned real estate bad bank and its portfolio of performing, sub- and non-performing loans secured by real estate
• Lone Star on the financing aspects of its acquisition of N&W Global Vending SpA

Vinson & Elkins RLLP, London

• Trainee Solicitor, 2015–2017