Andrew D. Walker

While at Kirkland, Andrew’s representative transactions have included:

• PDQ and TA Associates in connection with a 50/50 recapitalization with Berkshire Partners
• Francisco Partners in connection with its 50/50 partnership with H.I.G. Capital to acquire RBmedia from KKR
• Thoma Bravo, a leading software investment firm, in its acquisition of Bluesight, the Medication Intelligence™ Company
• Thoma Bravo in Bluesight’s acquisition of Medacist, a pioneer in drug diversion monitoring
• Payscale, a portfolio company of Francisco Partners, in its acquisition of Agora Solutions, an innovative provider of dynamic, interactive offer communications, total rewards, employee pay portals and other modern people analytics solutions that foster transparency in compensation
• TA Associates in its acquisition of Green Street, the industry-leading provider of commercial real estate and real estate investment trust data and analytics, research, news, and advisory and consulting services
• Francisco Partners in its acquisition of Kobalt, a music company powered by innovative technology created as an alternative to the traditional music-business model
• RedSail Technologies, a portfolio company of Francisco Partners, in its sale of PUBLIQ to Springbrook Software 
• PDQ.com, a portfolio company of TA Associates, in its acquisition of SmartDeploy, a leading provider of modern endpoint management solutions  
• Francisco Partners in its acquisition of Office Ally, a leading provider of healthcare clearinghouse and software solutions
• Edifecs, a joint venture portfolio company of Francisco Partners and TA Associates, in its acquisition of Health Fidelity, a leading provider of risk adjustment solutions
• Francisco Partners in its acquisition of SourceScrub, a market leading private company intelligence platform for the financial services industry, from Mainsail Partners
• Francisco Partners in its sale of Optanix, an MSP and technology provider, to ATSG 
• PDQ.com, a portfolio company of TA Associates, in its acquisition of SimpleMDM, an Apple device management company
• Edifecs, a joint venture portfolio company of Francisco Partners and TA Associates, in its acquisition of Talix, an information technology company that provides risk and quality solutions to healthcare payers and providers
• TA Associates in its acquisition of PDQ.com, a leading provider of IT asset management software for small and medium-sized businesses
• TA Associates in the sale of its minority interest in Aldevron, a global supplier of plasmid DNA for commercial, clinical and research-stage cell and gene therapies, to Danaher
• BeyondTrust, a portfolio company of Francisco Partners, in connection with a strategic investment from Clearlake Capital 
• Verifone, a portfolio company of Francisco Partners, in its acquisition of 2Checkout, a digital monetization platform
• Francisco Partners in its sale of Capsilon, a provider of AI-powered mortgage automation software for lenders, investors and servicers, to Ellie Mae, Inc., a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo
• Francisco Partners in its sale of Connecture, Inc., a SaaS-based Medicare solutions platform, to N. Harris Computer Corporation
• TA Associates in its sale of a majority interest in Aldevron, a global supplier of plasmid DNA for commercial, clinical and research-stage cell and gene therapies, to affiliates of EQT Partners
• Capsule Technologies, a portfolio company of Francisco Partners, in a carveout asset sale to a large publicly traded health insurance provider
• eSolutions, a portfolio company of Francisco Partners, in its acquisition of Practice Insight, a Houston, Texas-based clearinghouse and RCM software vendor that provides fast, secure and robust integrated EDI solutions
• Orchard Holdings in its acquisition of Hilmot, a leading manufacturer of motorized drive roller and conventional conveyor equipment and systems for material handling industries like manufacturing, distribution, assembly and order picking
• Francisco Partners in its take-private acquisition of Verifone, a world leader in payment and commerce solutions
• Certain sellers in connection with their sale of Sabal Capital Partners, a diversified financial services firm specializing in commercial real estate, lending and investing, to Stone Point Capital
• Cvent, a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners, in its acquisition of Kapow, a leading online platform that allows companies to find and instantly book unique venues and curated experiences via a credit card
• Vista Equity Partners in its acquisition of LogicMonitor, the leading SaaS-based monitoring platform for hybrid IT infrastructures and cloud services
• Granicus, a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners, in its acquisition of the IQM2 legislative management software suite from Accela, a portfolio company of Berkshire Partners
• Magnetar Capital Partners in its investment in Double Eagle Energy, an Apollo-backed Midland Basin exploration and production company
• A major sovereign wealth fund as lead investor in a $133 million direct co-investment in a private equity backed infrastructure project
• Bernhard Capital Partners in connection with the formation of the Atlas Technical Consultants platform and the subsequent acquisitions of construction and program management firms, Moreland Altobelli Associates, PaveTex Engineering and Engineering Testing Services
• Alberta Investment Management Corporation in its commitment to fund, along with a syndicate of financial sponsors, Howard Midstream Energy Partners, LLC’s strategic partnership with WPX Energy (NYSE:WPX) to develop crude oil and natural gas gathering and processing infrastructure in the Delaware Basin
• Private equity sponsor in connection with its sale of a less-than-20% stake in itself to another private equity fund
• Private equity fund in connection with a confidential $250 million preferred equity investment in an energy services company
• Alberta Investment Management Corporation on its agreement to acquire, on behalf of certain of its clients, an ownership stake in Howard Energy Partners from EnLink Midstream Partners, LP
• Private equity fund in connection with a confidential $100 million acquisition of various coal mining properties and related assets
• Private equity fund in connection with a confidential $300 million leveraged buyout of an energy services company
• Bayou City Energy in connection with a preferred equity investment in High Mesa Inc., the Class B limited partner of Alta Mesa Holdings, LP, a privately held oil and gas exploration and production company with assets in the Sooner Trend and South Louisiana
• Energy Capital Partners in connection with a $90 million preferred equity investment round in Ramaco Development, a Yorktown-backed metallurgical coal miner
• Alberta Investment Management Corporation in its $500 million preferred equity investment in Howard Midstream Energy Partners, LLC
• GSO Capital Partners in connection with an equity investment in FourPoint Energy, a privately held oil and gas exploration and production company focused on the Western Anadarko and Permian Basins
• Energy Capital Partners in connection with a $1 billion preferred equity and warrant investment round in Targa Resources Corp. (NYSE – TRGP)
• Ares Management, L.P. in connection with its preferred equity and warrant investment in Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. (NYSE – CWEI)

Prior to joining Kirkland, Andrew’s representative transactions included:

Mergers & Acquisitions

• Exploration and production company in its $3.9 billion merger with a leading independent energy company
• Energy investing and financing business in its $237.5 million sale of membership interests of a holding company
• Oil and gas exploration and development company in its purchase of 37,000 acres for $149 million
• Private equity firm in its $80 million acquisition of a materials handling and logistics solutions company
• Integrated refiner and marketer of petroleum products in its $35 million bid to purchase a refinery

Capital Markets

• Investment banks in connection with offerings by a natural gas gathering, processing and transportation company of debt and equity securities in excess of $3.8 billion in the aggregate
• Investment bank in connection with the 144A offering by an independent oil and natural gas company of $200 million of 6.625% senior notes due 2022
• Investment bank in connection with the continuous equity offering by a leading North American oil and natural gas exploration and production company of common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $100 million
• Investment bank in connection with the offering by an independent oil and natural gas company of $157.5 million of common stock

Latham & Watkins LLP

Goldman, Sachs & Co.