Neel V. Sachdev
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Overview
Neel is the godfather of acquisition finance - his level of experience is second to none. - Chambers UK, 2022
Neel Sachdev is a partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Neel represents financial sponsors and their affiliates on the financing of multi-jurisdictional leveraged buyouts and other complex financing transactions in Europe, the U.S. and Asia.
Neel has over 20 years' experience advising top-tier financial sponsors including, amongst others Abry, Advent, Altor, Apollo, Apax, Astorg, Bain Capital, BC Partners, Carlyle Group, Core Equity Holdings, Centerbridge, Five Arrows, GTCR, Hg, Investindustrial, L-GAM, Lone Star, Pollen Street Capital, Rhone Capital, Searchlight Capital, Strategic Value Partners, Sun Capital, Towerbrook Capital, Triton, Vitruvian and Warburg Pincus.
External Recognition
- Chambers Global: Band 1 for Banking and Finance, 2023
- Chambers UK: Band 1 for Banking and Finance, 2007 to 2022
- The Legal 500 UK: Listed as a “Leading Individual” for Acquisition Finance, 2008 to 2022
- IFLR1000 UK: Listed as a market leader, 2012 to 2022
- “Legendary” - The Lawyer Hot 100 Lawyers in Europe, 2020
- Private Equity News Banking and Finance: Award for Excellence in Advisory Services in Europe on behalf of the financing team at Kirkland & Ellis, 2019
- Finance Individual of the Year (London) at The Legal 500 UK Awards, 2019
Experience
Representative Matters
PAI Partners and its portfolio company Albéa Beauty Holdings Sarl on the successful amendment, extension and refinancing of Albéa’s existing facilities.
Banijay Group to amend, extend and upsize its senior secured debt.
Core Equity Holdings and the Provalliance Group on its refinancing.
Parthenon Capital on the strategic investment in Titan Wealth Holdings.
HPS on financing for takeover bid for Canaccord Genuity Group.
Thomas H. Lee Partners on its acquisition of Bynder.
Iconic Sports on its Investment in Eagle Football.
STADA Arzneimittel AG, a portfolio company of Bain Capital and Cinven, in its successful offer to exchange €1.4 billion in aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 3.5% Senior Secured Notes.
Francisco Partners on its acquisition of Kobalt.
Univar on a Global ABL Credit Facility.
Bain Capital Private Equity on the €955.3 million public takeover of Caverion Corporation.
Five Arrows, TA Associates and Nordic Capital-Backed RLDatix on the acquisition of Porzio Life Sciences.
Oakley Capital on the financing for the investments in Phenna Group and CTS Group in transactions valued at over £1 billion.
Parts Europe on its new €180 million super senior revolving credit facility entered into in connection with the acquisition of Parts Holding Europe by D’Ieteren Group S.A.
RLDatix on its acquisition of Galen Healthcare Solutions.
Platinum Equity on the acquisition of High Temperature Solutions Business.
Bain Capital Private Equity on the €3 billion acquisition and financing for Fedrigoni.
BC Partners on the financing of the acquisition of a majority stake in Havea.
Engineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A. and its shareholders Bain Capital and NB Renaissance Partners in connection with the financing aspects of the proposed acquisition of Be Shaping the Future S.p.A.
The Access Group on Europe’s Largest Ever Unitranche Financing on Record.
Bain Capital Private Equity on Financing for Multi-Billion Euro Acquisition of Stake in House of HR.
HPS Investment Partners on the financing for the proposed majority investment in Nucleus.
Bain Capital Private Equity on the sale of Geometric Results, Inc. to PRO Unlimited.
Bain Capital, as part of a consortium, on the financing for their investment in Italian Serie A club Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio S.p.A.
Warburg Pincus on the acquisition of Pharma Intelligence from Informa PLC.
Warburg Pincus on the acquisition of Minesoft, a global patent solutions provider.
Fortius, a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus, on the acquisition of Once For All (Attestation Légale).
Oakley Capital on the acquisition of a majority stake in TechInsights by Oakley Capital IV, alongside CVC Growth.
Affiliates of Lone Star Funds on the €5.2 billion sale of MBCC Group to Sika.
Inmarsat and its controlling consortium on the $7.3 billion combination with Viasat, Inc.
Bain Capital on the c. €1.7 billion acquisition of ITP Aero from Rolls-Royce.
Bain Capital on its investment in Berlin Brands Group.
Apex on the c. £1.51 billion recommended all cash acquisition of Sanne Group plc.
CPP Investments and BC Partners on the financing for the acquisition of CeramTec.
Carlyle on the voluntary public takeover offer for Schaltbau Holding AG.
Centerbridge Partners and APCOA Parking on its €685 million Senior Secured Notes offering and €80 million Super Senior Revolving Credit Facility.
Investindustrial Acquisition Corp. on its $3.2 billion business combination with Ermenegildo Zegna Group.
PizzaExpress on its successful refinancing, including an offering of £335 million of bonds and entry into its new super senior revolving credit facility.
BC Partners on the acquisition of a significant stake in Valtech.
Searchlight Capital on the recapitalisation of Latécoère.
Oakley Capital on its investment in ICP Education.
Hg on an innovative £455 million NAV financing of the portfolio of Hg Saturn, a 2018-vintage fund with £1.5 billion in commitments.
Warburg Pincus on the agreement with Macquarie Capital Principal Finance to jointly acquire a majority stake in Premier Technical Services Group.
Investindustrial on the sale of the outstanding shares of Knoll Inc.’s preferred stock to Herman Miller, Inc. for a fixed cash consideration of $253 million.
TA Associates and consortium on the $2 billion acquisition of Unit4.
BC Partners on the financing for the acquisition of a majority stake in Davies.
L Catterton on its agreement to acquire a majority stake in BIRKENSTOCK Group.
HPS Investment Partners on its investment into the UK wealth management division of Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.
Klöckner Pentaplast, a portfolio company of Strategic Value Partners, in connection with its €1.9 billion refinancing, which included senior secured notes, senior unsecured notes and a term loan with ESG-linked ratchet.
Flexpoint Ford LLC on its recommended cash acquisition of AFH Financial Group Plc.
The Carlyle Group on the financing for the acquisition of Jagex.
Allied Universal on the financing for a recommended £3.8 billion cash offer for G4S.
Francisco Partners on the financing of its $1.45 billion acquisition of CDK Global’s international business.
Antin Infrastructure Partners on its reinvestment in Eurofiber, including the sale of a minority stake to PGGM.
Bain Capital Private Equity and the consortium on the €2.1 billion proposed public takeover of Ahlstrom-Munksjö Oyj.
Searchlight Capital on its investment in the travel booking platform GetYourGuide.
Bain Capital and NB Renaissance Partners on the financing for the acquisition of Engineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A., including an offering of €605 million of high yield bonds.
EP Global Commerce on the voluntary public takeover offer for METRO AG.
Hg on the financing for its majority investment in Visma, valuing the business at an enterprise value of $12.2 billion.
Warburg Pincus on the investment in Polyplus.
Warburg Pincus on the co-investment in the combined group of Tilney and Smith & Williamson.
Oakley Capital on the sale of WebPros to CVC.
BC Partners on the investment in Advanced.
CPP Investments and the consortium on the acquisition of Galileo Global Education.
Warburg Pincus on the acquisition of Polyplus-Transfection, a French biotechnology company, valuing Polyplus at more than $600 million.
Bain Capital and Carlyle on the voluntary public takeover offer for OSRAM.
Hg on the financing aspects of its acquisition of a majority stake in P&I.
Lone Star on the financing aspects of its €3.17 billion acquisition of BASF's Construction Chemicals business.
Warburg Pincus on the sale of Accelya to Vista Private Equity.
BC Partners and United Group on the financing aspects for the £1.034 billion acquisition of Vivacom.
TA Associates and Inspired Education on the financing and upsizing of existing facilities in relation to its acquisition of King’s College Schools.
BC Partners on the financing aspects of its acquisition of a majority stake in Synthon International Holding.
Investindustrial on the financing aspects of its acquisition of Neolith, a producer of sintered stone surfaces.
United Group, a portfolio company of BC Partners, on its acquisition of Tele2 Croatia.
RLDatix, backed by TA Associates and Five Arrows, on the acquisition of iContracts.
Investindustrial on the financing aspects of its acquisition of Italcanditi SpA.
Investindustrial on the financing aspects of its acquisition of Natra, S.A.
EG Group on the financing of its acquisition of Woolworths Group’s (ASX: WOW) petrol division in Australia for A$1.725 billion.
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2000, Admitted to Practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales
Education
- Nottingham Law SchoolCPECommendation1998
- Nottingham Law SchoolLPCDistinction1998
- Nottingham UniversityB.A., English Language and LiteratureHonours1996