Gregory Scott

Since joining Kirkland, Greg has worked on the following matters, advising:

• Brookfield on the:
  • acquisition of Generator Hostels Group
  • sale of Altera Infrastructure’s Shuttle Tanker business
  • recommended cash offer for Tritax EuroBox
  • sale of Tritax EuroBox’s assets to SEGRO
  • recapitalization of Schoeller Alliber
  • sale of Student Roost to a joint venture formed between GIC and Greystar
  • €1.089 billion recommended cash offer for Hibernia REIT
• Blackstone on the acquisition by Candle Media of Moonbug Entertainment
• EQT on:
  • the structuring and implementation of Galderma’s IPO on the SIX Swiss Exchange
  • the £4.5 billion recommended cash offer of Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC
  • its proposed offer for Alfa Financial Software Holdings
  • the €6.8 billion acquisition of Baring Private Equity Asia
  • the acquisition of Green Investment Group’s stake in Covanta
  • the carve-out of Covanta’s European operations to create a standalone Waste-to-Energy platform
  • its significant investment, together with Vitruvian Partners, in CFC
• Preservation Capital Partners on its:
  • minority investment in Berry Palmer & Lyle (BPL)
  • acquisition of Saltus Partners
• PagsGroup on the proposed acquisition of Chelsea Football Club
• Actis on its sale to General Atlantic
• IK Partners on the sale of a controlling interest in the firm to Wendel
• Energy Capital Partners on its approximately $1 billion combination with Bridgepoint Group plc
• The ad hoc committee of first lien noteholders in respect of the successful recapitalisation of the Matalan Group
• The Carlyle Group on the proposed acquisition of Unilever’s tea division

Prior to joining Kirkland, Greg worked on the following matters, advising:

• Consortium of football clubs on the formation of the European Super League 
• Cinven and GIC on the acquisition of the Miller Group
• Chryasor on the c. $2 billion reverse takeover of Premier Oil
• Blackstone on:
  
  • the sale of Armacell, alongside KIRKBI
  • the acquisition of BME
  • the acquisition of Saint-Gobain’s European Distribution Business
  • the acquisition of the NEC Group
  • the acquisition of JOA
  • the sale of Butterkist
  • the acquisition of Clarion Events and subsequent merger with Global Sources
  • the minority investment in De Nora
• Cinven on its proposed acquisition of AXA Life Europe
• Apax on the acquisition of GammaLife
• GIC on the sale of EIR to NJJ Holdings LLC
• EQT on:
  • the acquisition of Azelis
  • pre-IPO reorganisation
  • the acquisition of Independent Vetcare Limited
  • the acquisition and sale of GB Railfreight Limited
  • the acquisition of Unilode Aviation Solution
• KKR on the acquisition of South Staffordshire Water
• Electra Partners on the acquisition and subsequent sale of the Elian Group
• CVC, Permira and Charterhouse on their £3 billion whole business securitisation of the AA Group
• Barclays Bank PLC on:
  • the sale of its wealth and investment management business in Singapore and Hong Kong to Bank of Singapore
  • the sale of its Italian retail banking business to Mediobanca
• Permira on the sale of All3Media to Discovery Communications and Liberty Global
• CVC on the sale of the Hozelock Group

Clifford Chance LLP, London and New York

• Partner, 2021
• Secondment to The Blackstone Group International Partners LLP, 2017
• Senior Associate, 2016–2021
• Associate, 2012–2016
• Secondment to CVC Capital Partners LLP, 2012
• Trainee Solicitor, 2010–2012