Melissa Sawyer

Associate Mergers & Acquisitions Private Equity
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

London +44 20 7469 2412

Melissa Sawyer

Overview

Melissa Sawyer is a corporate associate in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Melissa has experience in private equity transactions, domestic and cross-border M&A, group reorganisations and corporate advisory work.

Summit Partners on the sale of Viroclinics-DDL, a virology contract research organisation, to Cerba Healthcare 

Blackstone and the consortium consisting of Scape Living and iQSA, on the £969 million recommended cash offer for GCP Student Living plc 

Montana Capital Partners on its sale to PGIM, the global asset management business of Prudential Financial, Inc.  

Peak Rock Capital on its acquisition of AMB S.p.A, a leading manufacturer of films for the food and food packaging industry 

Montagu Private Equity on the acquisition of the Education Software Solutions business of Capita plc. and on the agreement to invest in ParentPay

Bain Capital Credit on the acquisition of a Cypriot Credit Acquiring Company holding a portfolio of non-performing corporate, SME and consumer and mortgage loans from the National Bank of Greece 

GTCR and Corza Health on the acquisition of TachoSil® Fibrin Sealant Patch from Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited

Kirkland & Ellis International LLP, London

  • Trainee Solicitor, 2017–2019

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Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2019, Admitted to practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales

Education

  • The University of Law, London MoorgateM.Sc., Law, Business and Management2017
  • The University of Law, London MoorgateGraduate Diploma in Law2016
  • University of EdinburghM.A., History(Hons.)2015