Irfan Ahmed

Since joining Kirkland, Irfan has worked on the following matters:

• Brookfield:
  • on the recapitalization of Schoeller Allibert
  • on the all-cash voluntary public takeover offer for Befimmo SA, a real estate investor focused on office buildings and co-working spaces in Brussels and Luxembourg
  • on the sale of Student Roost to a joint venture formed between GIC and Greystar
  • on its acquisition and financing of SACO (Serviced Apartment Company) platform from Oaktree Capital Management
• Blackstone:
  • on the £969 million recommended cash offer for GCP Student Living plc with the consortium consisting of Scape Living and iQSA
  • on its acquisition of the business and assets of Murka, a developer and promoter of social casino gaming applications for mobile devices and social media, based in Cyprus and Ukraine
  • on its acquisition of a portfolio of European logistics assets from Marathon (in partnership with Industrial Securities, part of MARCOL) for €492 million
• The ad hoc committee of first lien noteholders in respect of the successful recapitalisation of the Matalan Group
• Apex:
  • on its acquisition of Efficient Group (Pty) Ltd
  • on its acquisition of various operating businesses of MJ Hudson Plc

• EQT and its portfolio company IVC Evidensia on the acquisition of VetStrategy, a leading Canadian veterinary care provider

• Antin Infrastructure Partners on CityFibre’s £1.125 billion capital raise

• Hudson Pacific Properties, alongside Blackstone, on the plan to create a major new centre for film, TV and digital production in the UK

• EQT on its additional substantial investment and renewed long-term commitment in IVC Evidensia

• CapVest Partners on its acquisition of Inspired Pet Nutrition, an independent pet food platform

• GIC on its joint venture with Kennedy Wilson to acquire and manage urban logistics properties in the UK, Ireland and Spain, targeting total assets of $1 billion

• Antin Infrastructure Partners on its reinvestment in Eurofiber, including the sale of a minority stake to PGGM

• GLP on the acquisition of Goodman Group’s Central and Eastern Europe logistics real estate portfolio

• STADA Arzneimittel AG, an international pharmaceutical company that is a portfolio company of Bain Capital Private Equity and Cinven, on the US$660 million acquisition of a portfolio of over-the-counter and prescription pharmaceutical assets in Russia, Georgia and the CIS from Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited

• GIC on the €950 million buyout acquisition of a pan-European logistics platform from Apollo

• Arsenal Capital Partners on the acquisition of Clariant AG’s Healthcare Packaging business

• TDR Capital and its portfolio company, Stonegate Pub Company, on the £1.27 billion recommended cash offer for Ei Group

• Bain Capital and Carlyle on the public takeover offer for OSRAM Licht AG

• Nordic Capital on its acquisition of ArisGlobal

• United Group on its definitive agreement to acquire Tele2 Croatia

• Brookfield on its acquisition and financing of SACO (Serviced Apartment Company) platform from Oaktree Capital Management

• CapVest Partners and Valeo Food Group on Valeo’s acquisition of the Tangerine Confectionery Group from Blackstone

• Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan on the sale of OTPP's majority investment in Helly Hansen to Canadian Tire Corporation for C$985 million

• Funds advised by Apax Partners on its acquisition of a controlling stake in Healthium MedTech Private Limited (‘Healthium’), a leading India-based medical devices company

• Apax Partners and its subsidiary Pentagon Lock on the sale of approximately 51 million shares in cyber security company Sophos Group plc

• CapVest Partners and Valeo Foods on the acquisition by Valeo Foods of the confectionery divisions of Raisio

• Goldman Sachs, Park Square and NGA Human Resources on the sale of NGA’s UK mid-market and small and medium business divisions to Bain Capital Private Equity

Prior to joining Kirkland, Irfan worked on the following matters:

• L1 Retail on its acquisition of Holland & Barrett from The Nature’s Bounty Co. and The Carlyle Group for £1.77 billion

• Bain Capital Credit and Canyon Partners on their £525 million sale of QHotels to Aprirose

• Total on its $3.2 billion sale of Atotech to The Carlyle Group

• The Riverside Company on its acquisition of Guestline Limited

• StepStone Group Real Estate on its $200 million joint venture with Round Hill Capital

• RPC Group on its EUR 650 million acquisition of GCS Group

• Essilor International S.A. on its acquisition of MyOptique Group Limited

• Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund on its £175 million issuance of C Shares on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market

Jones Day, London

• Trainee Solicitor, 2015–2017

Goldman Sachs International, London

• Legal Analyst, 2013–2015