Qasim Rasool
Overview
Qasim Rasool is a partner in the Bay Area office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Qasim advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, carve-out transactions, divestitures, private equity, growth equity and project development investments, recapitalizations and joint ventures with a particular focus on the renewable energy, infrastructure, construction, chemicals and mining sectors.
Experience
Representative Matters
TPG Rise Climate, Climate Adaptive Infrastructure and Greenbelt Capital Partners in the $4.75 billion sale of Intersect to Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOGL)
Blackstone in its $1 billion acquisition of Hill Top Energy Center, a 620 MW natural gas power plant in Western Pennsylvania, from Ardian
ArcLight Capital Partners in the establishment of SkyVest Renewables, which will provide management and operational best practices to operate and optimize investments in utility-scale wind and solar assets in North America
Greenbelt Capital Management in its investment in American Wire Group, a single source solution provider of wire and cable, hardware, equipment and accessories
Vista Equity Partners in its $1.2 billion acquisition of Nasuni Corp.
Basalt Infrastructure Partners in its acquisition of AEP OnSite Partners, the distributed resources business of American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP)
Privafy Inc. on its joint venture with Saudi Information Technology Company
Glentra, alongside Novo Holdings and PKA, in the $300 million investment in energyRe, a developer of renewable energy projects
Arclight Capital Partners in its $364 million acquisition from Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) of its commercial distributed generation business
Transmission Developers Inc., a leading developer of clean energy transmission projects and a portfolio company of Blackstone, in its development of the $6 billion Champlain Hudson Power Express, a 339-mile long 1,250 MW high voltage direct current power line project, and associated equity holder arrangements
Francisco Partners in connection with a strategic new equity investment by Blackstone into Renaissance Learning, a leading global pre-K–12 educational technology platform
Francisco Partners in connection with its investment in NZXT
Surveying And Mapping, a Peak Rock Capital’s portfolio company, on its:
- acquisition of Linewise Aerial (US and Canada)
- acquisition of PrecisionPoint, Inc
- acquisition of Axis Surveying & Mapping, Inc.
- acquisition of Carolina Surveying Services, Inc.
- acquisition of MTPLS Land Surveyors, LLC
- forward merger with GdB Geospatial, LS, P.C.
- acquisition of Echezabal & Associates, Inc.
- acquisition of GeoSoloutions, LLC
- acquisition of Axis GeoSpatial LLC and Axis GeoAviation LLC
Vivify Ingredients, a Gryphon Investors portfolio company, on its acquisition of Reitech Corporation
USSC Group, a Dubin Clark portfolio company, on its acquisition of Firestorm Fire Protection*
The Public Investment Fund on its USD 769 million equity subscription in Emaar, the Economic City a Saudi Stock Exchange listed entity which is ultimately owned by Emaar Properties of the United Arab Emirates*
The Public Investment Fund on debt-to-equity conversions of shareholder loans to ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Al-Jubail*
The Public Investment Fund on its joint venture with a leading European health company to develop blood plasma extraction facility in Saudi Arabia*
Consortium of GCC and international investors on their successful bid to acquire the Second Milling Company from the Government of Saudi Arabia for USD 570 million*
Lenders on financing of EIG-led consortium's US$12.4 billion acquisition of stake in Aramco Oil Pipelines Company*
Nippon Steel Corporation, Mitsui & Co., Ltd, Nippon Steel Trading Corporation, Shinsho Corporation and JFE Mineral Co., Ltd: advised the consortium on its acquisition of a 12% interest in the Grosvenor coal mine in Queensland*
Nippon Steel Corporation on the sale of its minority interests in Hail Creek Coal Mine in Queensland to Anglo American*
Origin Electricity Limited on its acquisition of OC Energy, a network embedded electricity metering in company in Victoria*
Mohawk Inc., in its acquisition of Godfrey Hirst Australia, Australia's largest carpet and floor manufacturer*
GPC Inc, a NYSE listed entity on its acquisition of in Inenco Group, a leading industrial and auto spare part manufacturer and distributor in Australia*
*Prior to joining Kirkland
Prior Experience
Associate, Clifford Chance, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Corporate Transactions)
Associate, Clayton Utz, Sydney, Australia (Corporate/M&A)
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2024, California
- 2014, New South Wales, Australia
Education
- Erasmus University RotterdamM.A., Corporate Law
- Northumbria UniversityLL.B.