Adrian Maguire

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

• Advent International:
  • on its acquisitions of:
    • V Group, a global marine and offshore vessel management and support services provider, from OMERS
    • Farech Plast, a Danish food packaging company, from EQT
  • on its sales of:
    
    • Priory Group, a mental health care facility provider, to Acadia
    • Ammeraal Beltech, a global belting manufacturer, to Partners Group
• Carlyle on its acquisition of Atotech, an international speciality chemicals company from Total
• Cinven:
  • on its 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 supplier of business software and services, from Hg Capital and KKR
  • on its 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 fiber optic telecom services wholesale operator, to Antin
• Montagu:
  • on its take-private of UK headquartered technology group, Servelec Group plc
  • on its acquisition of Wireless Logic, a telecommunications service provider, from CVC Capital Partners
• Warburg Pincus:
  • on its 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 its sale of:
    
    • Accelya, a leading global provider of financial, commercial and analytics solutions to the airline and travel industry, to Vista Private Equity
    • Safety-Kleen, a provider of cleaning services, to Apax
• AMEX GBT on its take-private of Hogg Robinson, a global travel, payments and expenses management services company
• 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)