Since joining Kirkland, Adrian most recently worked on the following matters, advising:
- Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. on its £1.08 billion sale of The Priory Group to Waterland Private Equity
- Montagu Private Equity on the acquisition of the Education Software Solutions business of Capita plc. and on the agreement to invest in ParentPay
- Warburg Pincus:
- on the sale of Avaloq to NEC
- on its minority investment in Visma
- on the co-investment in the combined group of Tilney Smith & Williamson
- on the investment in Polyplus
- on the sale of Accelya to Vista Private Equity
- Advent International on its investment in the Hermes Group businesses in the UK and Germany
- The bidding consortium led by Advent, Cinven and the RAG-Stiftung on the acquisition of the elevator division of thyssenkrupp AG
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 Private Equity:
- 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 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
