Jerome Hoyle

While at Kirkland, Jerome has worked on the following matters:

• The bidding consortium led by Advent, Cinven and the RAG-Stiftung on the acquisition of the elevator division of thyssenkrupp AG
• Advent International on the financing aspects of its €600 million acquisition of Industria Chimica Emiliana
• Wittur, a portfolio company of Bain Capital, in connection with the €620 million refinancing of its senior facilities and notes and €240 million second lien financing
• 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.
• 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.
• RLDatix, backed by TA Associates and Five Arrows Principal Investments / Five Arrows Capital Partners, in its acquisition of iContracts and Quantros
• Advent International and Faerch Plast on the financing aspects of their acquisition of 4PET
• Smurfit Kappa Group in relation to its €1.35 billion revolving credit facility
• Smurfit Kappa Group in relation to its offering of €600 million of senior notes
• 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
• Levine Leichtman Capital Partners on the financing aspects of their acquisition of GL Education

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