Kirkland Advises EQT on Expanded Partnership in IVC Evidensia

Kirkland & Ellis is advising EQT Private Equity on the additional investment and renewed long-term commitment in IVC Evidensia. As part of its long-term commitment to IVC, Kirkland advised EQT Private Equity in making a substantial investment through its EQT IX fund; Silver Lake is making a new substantial minority investment in IVC; Nestlé is also increasing its minority stake in IVC. The aggregated new investment from the expanded partnership transaction totals €3.5 billion and values IVC at an enterprise value of approximately €12.3 billion.

Headquartered in Bristol, UK, IVC is a leading veterinary services provider with a network of more than 1,500 clinics and hospitals and approximately 22,000 employees across Europe.

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The Kirkland team was led by transactional partners Roger Johnson, David Holdsworth, Tom Bartram, Andreas Philipson and associate Irfan Ahmed.