Shahrzad Sadjadi

Since joining Kirkland, Shahrzad’s experience has included the following:

• Donuts Inc. on its acquisition of Afilias, Inc. 
• Pesidio, a portfolio company of BC Partners, on its acquisition of Arkphire, a leading IT product procurement and services company
• BC Partners on its acquisition of Keesing, a leading European braintainment business, from Ergon Capital and Mediahuis 
• SK Capital on its acquisition of a stake in Venator Materials PLC from Huntsman Corporation 
• A bidding consortium led by Advent, Cinven and the RAG-Stiftung on the acquisition of the elevator division of thyssenkrupp AG
• Oakley Capital on the sale of WebPros to CVC

Prior to joining Kirkland, Shahrzad’s experience has included the following:

• The Walt Disney Company in its $71 billion acquisition of 21st Century Fox, involving merger clearances in the EU and more than twenty jurisdictions
• Abbott Laboratories in its $25 billion acquisition of St. Jude Medical, involving merger clearances in the EU and several other jurisdictions
• Google in various global matters, including abuse of dominance investigations in the EU and India
• AB InBev in the creation of its joint venture with Anadolu Efes in Russia and Ukraine
• Merger control in the energy, medical, pharmaceutical, FMCG, and other sectors in the EU, UK, and other jurisdictions
• Advising clients in relation to cartel investigations
• Compliance advice including in the context of pre-transaction dealings, hold separate requirements, and competitor and distribution agreements
• Antitrust advice in connection with IP litigation

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

• Associate (2015–2019)
• Stagiaire (2014–2015)

Hearing Office, DG Competition, European Commission

• Stagiaire (2013–2014)