Jennifer S. Perkins, P.C.

Blackstone Strategic Capital Holdings in a number of matters, including:

• its strategic minority partnership with BC Partners, a leading international private equity firm; and
• the acquisition of a minority interest in New Mountain Capital 

KKR & Co. L.P. in a number of matters, including:

• in connection with the combination of Gardner Denver and Ingersoll Rand’s industrial division in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction that will create the world’s second largest manufacturer of industrial pumps and compressors valued at $5.8 billion; 
• the acquisition of Novaria Group, a leading manufacturer of specialty aerospace hardware, from Rosewood Private Investments and Tailwind Advisors;
• the representation of its portfolio company, The Crosby Group, a provider of lifting, rigging and material handling hardware, in its acquisition of Gunnebo Industries, from Segulah;
• the acquisition of GeoStabilization International, a provider of geotechnical maintenance services, from CAI Capital Partners;
• the global carve-out of Hyperion, an industrial tool components manufacturer, from Sandvik;
• the US$1.12 billion acquisition of Capital Safety Group, a leading provider of safety products and equipment for construction and other workers, from affiliates of Arle Capital Partners and subsequent US$2.5 billion disposition of Capital Safety Group to 3M; and
• the representation of its portfolio company, Weld North Education, a digital education company, in its sale of a majority stake to Silver Lake Capital

GTCR in a number of matters, including:

• the acquisition of Paya (fka Sage Payment Services), a leading provider of payment processing and merchant acquiring solutions, from The Sage Group, and the representation of Paya in connection with its acquisition of FBS, a leading provider of SaaS-based electronic billing and payment solutions;
• the strategic investment in Vivid Seats, the largest independent marketplace for tickets to live sports, concerts and theater events, alongside existing equity investor Vista Equity Partners and Vivid Seats management;
• the acquisition of RevSpring, a leading provider of multi-channel billing and communication systems to the healthcare and financial services industries, and the representation of RevSpring in connection with its combination with Apex Revenue Technologies;
• the representation of Fairway Media, a GTCR portfolio company, in connection with its swap of outdoor advertising billboards with Clear Channel Outdoor, its sale of outdoor advertising billboards in 5 markets to Lamar Advertising and its sale of outdoor advertising billboards in 3 markets to Reagan Outdoor;
• the going private of Protection One, an alarm monitoring company, and subsequent disposition of Protection One to affiliates of Apollo Global Management; and
• the representation of its portfolio company, Cision, a leading provider of PR, special software and insight services, in connection with its acquisition of Gorkana Group, a UK-based media intelligence and data insights provider

Vestar Capital Partners in a number of matters, including:

• the investment in Information Resources, a leading provider of big data and market research, alongside New Mountain Capital;
• the acquisition of Nonni’s Food Group, a leading manufacturer and marketer of artisanal cookies and other premium baked snacks;
• the investment in Edward Don & Company, the world’s leading family owned distributor of foodservice equipment and supplies; and
• the US$2.35 billion going private sale of Press Ganey, a healthcare performance improvement company, to EQT Partners

Eurazeo SA in a number of matters, including:

• the acquisition of Elemica, a developer of a cloud-based supply chain operating network, from Thoma Bravo; and
• in partnership with Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division, in the acquisition of Dominion Web Solutions, an integrated platform of branded marketplaces and digital marketing solutions for the powersport, RV, commercial truck and equipment industries (the first investment for Eurazeo in the U.S. since opening its North America headquarters in September 2016)

Further Global in numerous transactions, including:

• as the co-lead for the investor consortium alongside Stone Point Capital in its $4.2 billion acquisition of Duff & Phelps
• its acquisition of LegalShield, the #1 subscription-based provider of legal plans and a leading provider of identity theft solutions

Lakeland Tours, LLP d/b/a WorldStrides and certain of its affiliates in their prepackaged Chapter 11 cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. WorldStrides is a provider of educational travel experiences both domestically and abroad

Kroll, a division of Duff & Phelps, in its acquisition of Verus Analytics

Hallen Construction Company in its sale to Quanta Services. 

Starwood Hotels & Resorts in connection with the US$1.5 billion Reverse Morris Trust transaction between Starwood’s vacation ownership business, Vistana Signature Experiences and Interval Leisure Group

Amphenol in connection with the US$1.275 billion acquisition of FCI Asia, a manufacturer of electronic connectors, from affiliates of Bain Capital

Sidney Frank Importing Company in connection with its disposition to Mast-Jägermeister SE

Darden Restaurants in connection with the sale of the Red Lobster chain of restaurants to Golden Gate Capital

The Carlyle Group in a number of matters, including:

• the US$1.3 billion going-private of Open Solutions, a leading provider of collaborative, enterprise core account processing technology for financial institutions, and subsequent US$1 billion disposition of Open Solutions to Fiserv; and
• the acquisition of a controlling interest in Grupo Qualicorp, a Brazilian healthcare company, from affiliates of General Atlantic, in one of the largest leveraged buy-outs in the history of Brazil

*Some matters occurred prior to joining Kirkland

Latham & Watkins LLP