Aleksandra Katolik is an associate in the Antitrust & Competition Team based in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. She advises clients on a wide range of competition law and regulatory matters, including multi-jurisdictional, EU and UK merger control, foreign direct investment, cartel and abuse of dominance investigations, digital markets regulation, and general competition law advice and compliance matters.
Experience
Representative Matters
Since joining Kirkland, Aleksandra has been involved in the following matters:
Kellanova on gaining unconditional Phase 2 approval from the European Commission in relation to its $36 billion sale to Mars
Beacon on gaining unconditional Phase 1 approval from the UK Competition and Markets Authority in relation to its acquisition of Eversholt Rail from CK Investments
Dana on its combination with the Mobility business of Eaton in a transaction valued at $5.1 billion
CapVest:
on its investment in TSG
on the recapitalization of Curium Pharma
on various transactions for the build out of Inspired Pet Nutrition, an independent pet food platform
Thoma Bravo:
and HCSS on the combination with Nemetschek’s Build & Construct
and Auctane on the acquisition of WWEX
on the definitive agreement to acquire PROS
Francisco Partners and its portfolio company, Kobalt, on the sale to Primary Wave
KKR:
on a $7 billion strategic investment co-led by KKR and Apollo in Keurig Dr Pepper
on its $250 million investment in Henry Schein
KKR-backed Marelli on antitrust aspects of its Chapter 11 process
THL Partners on the majority investment in Celerion
Montagu on the acquisition of Teleflex Medical OEM
Prior to joining Kirkland, Aleksandra was involved in the following matters:
Google in relation to the EU’s Digital Markets Act and digital markets regulation around the globe
Google in relation to the appeal to the European Court of Justice in the Google Android case
Whirlpool Corporation on gaining unconditional Phase 2 approval from the UK Competition and Markets Authority in relation to the combination of its and Arçelik’s EMEA major domestic appliances business
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2022, Admitted to practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales
Languages
English
Polish
Education
University of OxfordB.A., Jurisprudence2019
University of WarwickM.Res., Economics2015
University of WarwickB.Sc., Mathematics & EconomicsHons.2013