Kirkland Advises Warburg Pincus on Entering Exclusive Negotiations to Acquire Significant Minority Stake in Sebia

Kirkland & Ellis is advising Warburg Pincus on entering into exclusive negotiations for the potential acquisition of a significant minority stake in Sebia, a global leader in specialty diagnostics.

Execution of the proposed transaction remains subject to completion of applicable employee consultation processes, and receipt of customary regulatory approvals. Closing is expected to occur no earlier than Q1 2026.

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The Kirkland team includes corporate lawyers Laurent Victor-Michel, Louis Gosset, Marion Callot and Ophélie Nguyen; tax lawyers Nadine Gelli and Quentin Lypick; debt finance lawyers Ian Barratt, Thomas Raftery, Kalish Mullen, Matias Versavel and Anastasis Voskos; sustainability lawyers Rhys Davies and Lucía Soley Saborío; and environmental transactions lawyer Gabe Almario.