Alan Walker is a tax partner based in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Alan advises on UK direct and indirect taxation across a wide range of transactions and asset classes. He has significant experience in advising on the structuring and implementation of complex M&A transactions, corporate re-organisations, corporate restructuring and insolvency, real estate and real estate finance. He also has extensive experience advising on tax aspects of banking and capital markets transactions, infrastructure finance, securitization and fund formation.
Experience
Representative Matters
Significant transactions, both prior to and since joining Kirkland, include advising:
Apax Partners and Healthium on the sale of Clinisupplies
Bain Capital Private Equity on the €955.3 million public takeover of Caverion Corporation
Technicolor on the spinoff and listing of its creative visual arts services division
Bain Capital Private Equity on the €3 billion acquisition and financing for Fedrigoni
Apax Partners on Recommended Cash Offer for EcoOnline Holding AS
Bain Capital on the sale of Geometric Results, Inc. to PRO Unlimited
Citigroup on the £115 million IPO on the London Stock Exchange of Hiro Metaverse Acquisitions I S.A., a special purpose acquisition company
BC Partners on the sale of UK based mental healthcare provider Elysium Healthcare to Ramsay Health Care
Davies Group, a portfolio company of BC Partners, on the acquisition of global consulting firm Sionic Group from Livingbridge and management
Inmarsat and its controlling consortium on the $7.3 billion combination with Viasat, Inc.
Davies Group, a portfolio company of BC Partners, on the strategic acquisition of Asta, a leading third party managing agent at Lloyd’s
BC Partners on the sale of European pharmaceutical company Pharmathen to Partners Group
BC Partners on the acquisition of a significant stake in Valtech, a global digital services and business transformation agency
AJAX I on its $7 billion business combination agreement with Cazoo Holdings Limited
Funds advised by Apax on the definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Lutech SpA, a leading Italian IT services, software and technology company
ABRY Partners on its investment in the $350 million capital raise by ERS
L Catterton on its agreement to acquire a majority stake in BIRKENSTOCK Group
Funds managed by Apax Partners on the acquisition of the PIB Group, a leading independent specialist insurance intermediary
Presidio, a portfolio company of BC Partners, on its acquisition of Arkphire, a leading IT product procurement and services company
BC Partners on its acquisition of Keesing, a leading European braintainment business, from Ergon Capital and Mediahuis
CapVest Partners on the acquisition of Datasite Global Corporation, a leading Software-as-a-Service provider
Advanced, a portfolio company of BC Partners and Vista Equity Partners, on the acquisition of Mitrefinch from LDC
Tokio Marine HCC in relation to its acquisition of GCube
Hospital Topco, majority owned by Centerbridge and KKR, on the c.£1.8 billion disposal of BMI Healthcare and the GHG Group
the administrators in relation to the UK administration of Mothercare
STADA on the $660 million acquisition of a portfolio of over-the-counter and prescription pharmaceutical assets in Russia, Georgia and the CIS from Takeda
The adhoc committee of convertible bondholders in relation to the €2.6 debt restructuring of Steinhoff
a consortium consisting of Apax, Warburg Pincus, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan in relation to the $3.4 billion take private of Inmarsat
Centerbridge and KKR in relation to the c.£2.5 billion debt restructuring of General Healthcare Group and its acquisition of BMI Healthcare
ABRY Partners in relation to their preferred equity investment in Sermo
Alvarez & Marsal Capital in relation to the structuring of its first European buyout fund and establishment of its UK investment advisory business
Global Logisitics Properties, in relation to its USD 2.8 billion acquisition of Gazeley
Toys ‘R’ Us in relation to its UK administration and the disposal of its European business and restructuring of its Asian business
Deutsche Börse in relation to its proposed merger with the London Stock Exchange
Novartis in relation to the £5.5 billion sale of its vaccines business to Glaxosmithkline
Cinven in relation to the raising of its fifth and sixth buyout funds
the majority of the UK’s major privately owned water and sewerage groups in relation to their £ multi-billion secured debt financing platforms
Prior Experience
Linklaters LLP, London, UK
Counsel, 2017–2018
Managing Associate, 2009–2017
Associate, 2004–2008
Trainee Solicitor, 2002–2004
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2004, Admitted to Practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales
Education
College of Law, LondonLPC2001
College of Law, LondonPost-Graduate Diploma in Law2000
Pembroke College, University of CambridgeM.Nat.Sci.1999
Pembroke College, University of CambridgeB.A., Natural SciencesHons.1999