Kirkland Advised Beacon Rail on Entering into a Definitive Agreement to Acquire Mitsui Rail Capital Europe

Kirkland & Ellis advised Beacon Rail Metro Finance B.V. on entering into a definitive agreement to acquire Mitsui Rail Capital Europe B.V., a full-service locomotive leasing business in Europe, from Mitsui & Co., Ltd. The transaction is expected to complete before the end of March 2024, subject to regulatory approvals.

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The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Sara Pickersgill, Toby Parkinson and Annette Baillie and associates Bonian Wu, Matthew Barbato and Oliver Weighill; debt finance partners James Boswell and James McGivern and associates Tina Xu, Mash Thidiela and Alex Effendowicz; antitrust partners Alasdair Balfour and Philipp Gnatzy; tax partner Cian O'Connor and associates Jamie Chambers, Ellen Ronayne and Koko Xu; technology & IP transactions partners Emma Flett and Jacqueline Clover and associate Stephen Coudounaris; and derivatives partner Brett Ackerman.