Sophie Marielle Thomas

Associate Mergers & Acquisitions Private Equity
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

London +44 20 7147 5781

Sophie Marielle Thomas

Practices

Overview

Sophie Thomas is a corporate associate in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.

Sophie advises and represents clients, including private equity houses, private companies and other financial sponsors globally, on a range of corporate matters, including cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, equity and incentive arrangements, group reorganisations and general corporate advisory work.

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

  • K1 Investment Management on strategic growth investment in Board Intelligence.
  • Apax Funds on sale of controlling interest in Healthium to KKR.
  • KKR on its acquisition of Superstruct Entertainment, a European live entertainment platform that owns and operates festivals and live music events in Europe and Australia, from Providence Equity Partners.
  • KKR on its acquisition of majority stake in Accountor Software, a provider of mission critical business software in Finland and Sweden, from Vitruvian Partners.
  • Asda Group, owned by the Issa brothers, investment funds managed by TDR Capital and Walmart, on its acquisition of EG Group’s UK and Ireland operations for an enterprise value of £2.27 billion, consisting of c. 350 petrol filling station sites and over 1,000 food-to-go locations.

Prior to joining Kirkland Sophie assisted on the following matters:

  • Assisting with completion of the £31 billion merger between Virgin Media and O2.
  • Assisting with Cinven’s EUR 2.8 billon sale of Envirotainer to EQT and Mubadala.
Trainee Solicitor, Clifford Chance LLP, 2021–2023

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Memberships & Affiliations

Professional Ambassador for Aspiring Solicitors

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2023, Admitted to practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales

Education

  • BPP Law SchoolAccelerated Legal Practice Coursewith Distinction2021
  • BPP Law SchoolGraduate Diploma in Law2020
    Dean of BPP Law School Scholarship
  • King's College LondonBachelor of Music2018