Andrew McAlpine

Associate Transactional
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

London +44 20 7953 2672

Andrew McAlpine

Practices

Overview

Andrew McAlpine is a corporate associate in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Andrew has experience in a range of corporate matters, including domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions and general corporate advisory work.

Funds managed by Apax Partners on the acquisition of the PIB Group, a leading independent specialist insurance intermediary. 

Starwood Capital on the intention to launch a Public Takeover Offer for CA Immobilien Anlagen AG. 

Apex Fund Management, a Genstar portfolio company, on its acquisition of the FundRock Group.

Starwood Capital Group on the acquisition of a 29.42% stake in London-listed RDI Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT).

Summit Partners on its investment into Akeneo, a product-experience software provider that serves retailers and brands.

BC Partners on its investment in Advanced, a provider of business software solutions.

EQT (through its EQT VII fund) on the acquisition of Acumatica, a US-based and fast-growing software as a service company, which provides customers with true cloud Enterprise Resource Planning solutions.

Smart Communications, a portfolio company of Accel-KKR, on its acquisition of Intelledox, a global digital transformation software company.

Dickson Minto W.S.

  • Associate (2017–2018)
  • Trainee Solicitor (2015–2017)

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Thought Leadership

Publications

Co-author, “Directors’ and Officers’ Liability in the United Kingdom” in ‘Directors’ and Officers’ (D&O) Liability’, European Tort and Insurance Law Volume 36, Simon Deakin, Helmut Koziol and Olaf Riss (eds) (2018)

“Raising finance over claims to payment and reform to the law of outright assignation”, Juridical Review (2015)

Co-author, “Industrial action and statutory immunities” in Employment Law and Context by David Cabrelli (2014)

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2017, Admitted to Practice as a Solicitor of Scotland

Education

  • University of EdinburghDiploma in Professional Legal Practice2015
    Diploma Prize 2015
  • University of EdinburghLL.B.Hons, 1st Class2014