Alix Simnock is a corporate partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Her practice focuses on domestic and cross-border public and private mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters.
Experience
Representative Matters
Prior to joining Kirkland, Alix was involved in the following matters:
American Express in its sale of Accertify to Accel-KKR
Vale in its sale of its 40% stake in Mineracão Rio do Norte (MRN) to Hydro
Thales in its $3.6 billion acquisition of Imperva from Thoma Bravo
Vale, Dongkuk, and Posco in the $2.2 billion sale of Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém to ArcelorMittal
Voya Financial in its take-private of Benefitfocus
Alexander Wang in its sale of a minority stake to Challenjers and Youngor
A big five tech company in numerous private acquisitions
A private equity firm’s acquisition of a majority stake in a for-profit medical school
Warburg Pincus in its $400 million PIPE investment in WEX
U.S. Department of the Treasury in connection with the Payroll Support Program under the CARES Act
Genting and Kien Huat in their acquisition of all the outstanding shares of Empire Resorts not already owned by Kien Huat
CityMD’s combination with Summit Medical Group and the acquisition of Summit Medical Group’s affiliated management company, Zoonie
Duravant, a Warburg Pincus portfolio company, in its acquisition of Wulftec and Motion06
Goldman Sachs and Bank of America as financial advisor in numerous transactions
Prior Experience
Associate, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP, 2018–2024
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2019New York
Education
Duke University School of LawJ.D.
Washington University in St. LouisB.A., Environmental Studies & Public Health