John Patten

Since joining Kirkland, John has been involved in the following matters: 

• United Group on its definitive agreement to acquire Tele2 Croatia.
• An EQT-led consortium on the CHF 10.2 billion exclusive negotiations to acquire Nestlé Skin Health, a leading global skincare company.
• Advanced, a Vista Equity Partners portfolio company and the UK’s third largest software company, on its acquisition of leading legacy modernisation solutions provider Modern Systems.
• Vista Equity Partners and its portfolio company Granicus on the acquisition of Firmstep, a provider for software for local authorities.
• GIC as part of a consortium acquiring a 55% a stake in the real estate assets of French multinational hotel group AccorHotels for approximately €4.4 billion.
• Valence Media on its £45 million investment into Fulwell 73, the British independent production company run by partners Ben Winston, Leo Pearlman, Gabe Turner, Ben Turner and James Corden.
• CapVest Partners and Valeo Food Group on Valeo’s acquisition of the Tangerine Confectionery Group. 
• Funds advised by Apax Partners on the acquisition of Genius Sports, a London based global leader in sports data technology, distribution and commercialisation services.
• Vista Equity Partners and its portfolio company Advanced on the acquisition of Docman, the market leading electronic document management, workflow and information sharing platform provider to primary and secondary care services.
• Summit Partners on its $67 million investment into Syncron, a SaaS provider of cloud-based after-sales service solutions.
• Vista Equity Partners on its investment into RADAR, a SaaS provider of incident responses management software and services.
• Greenbriar Equity Group on its strategic equity partnership with BDP International, a provider of logistics and supply chain management services.
• GFI Energy Group on its acquisition of MWH Constructors, a global project delivery company focussing on water and energy sectors.

Prior to joining Kirkland, John worked on the following matters:

• Novartis on various IP and service agreement aspects of its $20 billion asset swap with GlaxoSmithKline.
• Schneider Electric Software on the IP aspects of its £3 billion merger with Aveva plc.
• RSA Insurance on the IP aspects of the £403 million sale of its Latin American business to Suramericana.
• Hertz Corporation on its long-term strategic partnership in Brazil with Localiza.
• AXA on the IP aspects of the £610 million divestment of its entire UK life and savings business to three purchasers.
• Sanofi S.A. in two UK High Court innovator-innovator patent litigations defending claims for infringement.
• A leading UK advertising company on a settlement agreement with its supplier.
• Two international professional services networks on the restructuring of their IP licensing arrangements with network member firms. 
• An internationally renowned casual dining restaurant on the restructuring of its international franchise arrangements.
• A consortium of banks of the development and IP ownership of a new trading software platform.
• An international bank on the perpetual licensing of its corporate banking software platform.
• Alliance Medical on its £500 million acquisition by Life Healthcare.
• One of the world’s largest suppliers of online gaming and sports betting software on a number of pre-litigation IP issues and a WIPO UDRP dispute. 
• Ben Ainslie Racing on the IP legal aspects of its bid for the 35th Americas Cup.

Linklaters LLP, London

• Associate, 2015–2018

• Trainee Solicitor, 2013–2015