Adrian Maguire

Since joining Kirkland, Adrian most recently worked on the following matters, advising:

• Acadia Healthcare Company on the sale of The Priory Group to Waterland Private Equity
• Advent International:
  • together with the Cobham Group, on the recommended all cash acquisition of Ultra Electronics Holdings plc, the defence and security electronics business
  • on the acquisition of Hermes UK and investment into Hermes Germany, the parcel delivery businesses, from the Otto Group
  • together with InPost S.A., on the acquisition of Mondial Relay, the leading French e-commerce out-of-home parcel delivery platform, from the Otto Group
  • together with V Group, a global marine and offshore vessel management and support services provider, on V Group's debt and equity restructuring
• Advent International and Cinven on the acquisition of the elevator division of thyssenkrupp AG
• Bain Capital Private Equity:
  • on the acquisition and financing for Fedrigoni
  • on the sale of Geometric Results, Inc. to PRO Unlimited 
• Bain Capital Private Equity and Cinven:
  • on Arxada’s combination with Troy Corporation, a global leader in microbial control solutions and performance additives
  • on the acquisition of Lonza’s specialty ingredients business, the provider of specialty chemicals for microbial solutions
• GBL:
  • on the acquisition of Sanoptis, a leading network of ophthalmology clinics across Germany and Switzerland
  • on the acquisition of Affidea, a leading provider of medical diagnostic services in Europe
• Montagu on the acquisition of Capta’s education software business, and on the subsequent contribution of that business into the ParentPay Group
• Preservation Capital on the acquisition of Saltus Partners, a UK wealth management business
• Preservation Capital on the acquisition of Parmenion Capital, a provider of investment services and technology solutions for financial advice firms, from Standard Life Aberdeen
• Warburg Pincus:
  • on the merger of equals with Norstella to form an end-to-end life sciences solutions provider
  • on the acquisitions of:
    • Pharma Intelligence from Informa PLC
    • Minesoft, a global patent solutions provider
    • Once For All (Attestation Légale) together with its portfolio company Fortius
    • Premier Technical Services Group, a provider of fall arrest and protection equipment, from Macquarie
    • InTelCo Management LLC, a company that holds long-term corporate product liabilities and related insurance assets, from ITT
    • a minority investment in Visma, a leading provider of business-critical software
    • a minority stake in Tilney Smith & Williamson, a leading wealth management and professional services business
    • Polyplus-transfection® SA, a developer of innovative and cost-effective technology used in gene and cell therapy, from Archimed
  • on the sales of:
    • Avaloq, a provider of software to banks and wealth managers, to NEC
    • Accelya, a leading global provider of financial, commercial and analytics solutions to the airline and travel industry, to Vista Partners

Prior to joining Kirkland, Adrian most recently worked on the following matters, advising:

• Advent International:
  • on the acquisitions of:
    • V Group, a global marine and offshore vessel management and support services provider, from OMERS
    • Færch Plast A/S, a Danish food packaging company, from EQT
  • on the sales of:
    • The Priory Group, a mental health care facility provider, to Acadia
    • Ammeraal Beltech, a global belting manufacturer, to Partners Group
• AMEX GBT on the recommended all cash acquisition of Hogg Robinson, a global travel, payments and expenses management services company
• Carlyle on the acquisition of Atotech, an international speciality chemicals company from Total
• Cinven:
  • on the acquisitions of:
    • Kurt Geiger, a leading footwear and accessories company, from Sycamore Partners
    • Partners in Pet Food, a leading European pet food company, from Pamplona
    • Premium Credit Limited, a premium finance company, from GTCR
    • ERGO Italia, an Italian life insurance provider, from Munich Re
    • Old Mutual Wealth Italy, an Italian insurance and retirement plan provider, from Generali
    • Heidelberger Leben, a German life insurance business, from Generali
    • a minority stake in VISMA, a leading provider of business-critical software, from Hg Capital and KKR
  • on the sales of:
    • CPA, a world leading IP management and technology company, to Leonard Green
    • Northgate Public Services, a software, outsourcing and IT services business, to NEC
    • Ufinet, a fibre optic telecom services wholesale operator, to Antin
• Montagu:
  • on the recommended all cash acquisition of UK headquartered technology group, Servelec Group plc
  • on the acquisition of Wireless Logic, a telecommunications service provider, from CVC Capital Partners
• Warburg Pincus:
  • on the acquisitions of:
    • Reiss, a fashion brand and retail store chain, from the Reiss family
    • Accelya, a provider of financial and commercial solutions to the airline industry, from Chequers, and the combination with WP's existing portfolio company, Mercator
    • Constructionline, a register business for pre-qualified contractors and consultants, from Capita
  • on the sale of Safety-Kleen, a provider of cleaning services, to Apax
• on the IPOs of:
  • non-standard annuities provider, Partnership Assurance (then majority held by Cinven) and subsequent public merger of Partnership Assurance Group plc and Just Retirement Group plc
  • fixed price retailer, Poundland (then majority held by WP)
  • housing statistics database, Zoopla Property Group
  • freshly prepared food producer, Bakkavor Group

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, London

• Partner (2008–2019)
• Associate (1998–2008)
• Trainee Solicitor (1996–1998)