Kirkland Advises Brightstar Capital Partners on Acquisition of Stake in Arden University

Kirkland & Ellis advised Brightstar Capital Partners on signing a definitive agreement to acquire a 50% stake in Arden University in partnership with Global University Systems, Arden’s current owner. The transaction is expected to close in H2 of 2025, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

Arden University is a UK-based university offering a combination of distance and blended learning degree courses to students in the UK and globally.

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The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Adam Wollstein, Michael Weisser, Jiri Peterka, Ece Osman, Jack Evans, Edward Mort and Matthew Barbato; debt finance lawyers Vanessa Xu, Byron Nicol, Oliver Clayson and Benjamin Lewis; tax lawyers Ceinwen Rees and Caroline Inker; and financial services regulatory lawyer Albert Weatherill.