Dan Sarkin
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Overview
Dan Sarkin is a corporate associate in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Dan has experience in a range of corporate matters, including cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, public-to-private takeovers, carve-outs, consortium deals and advisory work.
Experience
Representative Matters
Since joining Kirkland, Dan has worked on the following matters, advising:
- Consortium of CVC Private Equity Funds, Nordic Capital and ADIA on the £5.4 billion recommended cash acquisition of Hargreaves Lansdown.
- TPG on its c. €3.9 billion acquisition, alongside CDPQ, of Aareon, a European provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for the property industry.
- Blackstone on its c. $1.584 billion recommended cash acquisition of Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited.
- Thoma Bravo on the c. $5.3 billion cash acquisition of Darktrace plc.
- The Apex Group on its acquisition of Edmond de Rothschild’s third-party asset servicing activities based in Luxembourg.
- Thoma Bravo on its acquisition of a majority stake in Hypergene, a Swedish SaaS company for planning and performance management.
- Thoma Bravo on the public takeover offer for EQS Group AG.
- Thoma Bravo and its portfolio company SailPoint on its take private of Osirium Technologies plc, a privileged access security business.
- The EQT-led consortium on the £4.5 billion recommended cash offer for Dechra Pharmaceuticals plc.
- Thoma Bravo on the investment in LOGEX, a leading healthcare analytics provider and the inaugural investment by Thoma Bravo’s Europe-based team.
- Antin Infrastructure Partners on its acquisition of Wildstone.
- Recipharm, a portfolio company of EQT, on the acquisitions of Arranta Bio, a prominent advanced therapy CDMO, and Vibalogics, a virotherapy CDMO.
- Apex Fund Management, a portfolio company of TA Associates and Genstar, on the acquisition of the Maitland fund services business.
- GIC on the £694 million acquisition of a 75% stake in the majority of Paddington Central assets from British Land.
- Thoma Bravo on the strategic investment in Condeco, a global leader in workspace scheduling technology.
- Blackstone and Brown Bidco Limited on the $4.73 billion recommended take private of Signature Aviation.
- EQT VI on the sale of Anticimex, a global pest control specialist.
- E2Open on the $1.7 billion acquisition of BluJay Solutions, a leading international cloud-based, logistics execution platform.
- AJAX I on its $7 billion business combination with Cazoo Holdings Limited.
- TDR Capital on the acquisition of BPP, a global leader in professional and vocational education.
Prior to joining Kirkland, Dan worked on the following matters, advising:
- A private Qatari investor on the acquisition of The Ritz.
- A private equity fund on the sale of a renowned British publishing company.
- A private investor on the sale of a London hotel group.
Prior Experience
Macfarlanes LLP
- Solicitor (2020–2021)
- Trainee Solicitor (2018–2020)
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Memberships & Affiliations
Innovation Ambassador for the City of London Corporation
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2020, Admitted to practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales
Languages
- English
- French
Education
- BPP Law School, LondonLL.M., Commercial Legal Practicewith Distinction2018
- BPP Law School, LondonGraduate Diploma in Lawwith Distinction2017
- University of BristolB.Sc., PhysicsFirst Class Honours2016
News &
Insights
- Press Release Kirkland Advises Blackstone on Revised Recommended Cash Acquisition of Hipgnosis
- Press Release Kirkland Advises Thoma Bravo on Recommended Cash Acquisition of Darktrace plc
- Press Release Kirkland Advises Apex Group on Acquisition of Edmond de Rothschild’s Third-Party Asset Servicing Activities Based in Luxembourg
- Press Release Kirkland Advises Thoma Bravo on Acquisition of Majority Stake in Hypergene
- Press Release Kirkland Advises Thoma Bravo Portfolio Company, SailPoint, on Recommended Cash Acquisition of Osirium Technologies plc