Aida Kimiagar
Overview
Aida Kimiagar is a corporate associate in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Her practice focuses on representing private equity sponsors as well as public and private companies on a wide variety of complex transactions, including acquisitions and divestitures, leveraged buyouts, carve-outs and joint ventures.
Experience
Representative Matters
Since joining Kirkland, Aida has been involved in the following matters:
- L Catterton in its acquisition of [solidcore], a provider of fitness studios, from VMG Partners, Kohlberg & Company and Peterson Partners
- Warburg Pincus in its investment in Varicent
Prior to joining Kirkland, Aida was involved in the following matters:
- Horizon Acquisition Corporation II in its proposed US$3.1 billion business combination with Epic Aero, Inc., a subscription-based private aviation company operating Flexjet and other brands
- Magna International Inc. in its US$1.525 billion acquisition of the Veoneer Active Safety business from SSW Partners
- Rogers Communications Inc. in its CDN$26 billion acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc., combining Canada’s two largest cable providers
- Ad hoc committee of lenders in its CDN$1.2 billion credit bid acquisition of Cirque du Soleil
- Onex Corporation in its CDN$5 billion acquisition of WestJet Airlines Ltd.
- Berkshire Partners LLC in its US$1 billion acquisition of VetStrategy
- Aryzta in the US$850 million sale of its North American bakery business to funds of Lindsay Goldberg
- Resolution Life in its strategic transaction with Farmers New World Life Insurance Company
- Brand Velocity Group in its investment in Jaya Apparel Group
Clerk & Government Experience
Judicial Law ClerkTax Court of Canada2018–2019
Prior Experience
Sidley Austin LLP
Goodmans LLP
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2023, New York
- 2019, Ontario, Canada
Languages
- English
- Farsi
Education
- Osgoode Hall Law SchoolLL.M.2021
- University of WindsorJ.D.2017Citation Editor, Windsor Review of Legal and Social Issues
- York University, Schulich School of BusinessB.B.A.2013
News &
Insights
- Press Release Kirkland Advises CitizenM on Sale of its Lifestyle Brand “citizenM” to Marriott
- Press Release Kirkland Represents Kohlberg on Majority Investment in RESA Power
- Press Release Kirkland Advises L Catterton on Acquisition of Majority Stake in [solidcore]
- Press Release Kirkland Advises Warburg Pincus on Varicent Investment