Ravi Agarwal, P.C.
Overview
Experience
Representative Matters
Since joining Kirkland, Ravi has been involved in the following representations:
- Alludo in its acquisition of Nitro Software Limited (ASX:NTO)
- Stone Point Capital in its acquisition of ECN Kessler Holdco LLC
- Butterfly in its acquisition of QDOBA
- KKR-backed Cardenas Markets in its sale to Apollo
- Butterfly Equity-backed Bolthouse Farms in its acquisition of Evolution Fresh, a producer of primarily organic, cold-pressed, premium juice products, from Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX)
- KKR-backed PlayOn! Sports in its merger with GoFan
- Stone Point Capital in its $2 billion acquisition of Tivity Health
- KKR in its acquisition of PlayOn! Sports
- BayPine in its acquisition of Pinnacle Dermatology
- BayPine and Two Sigma Impact-backed Penn Foster in its acquisition of Carrus
- Butterfly in its investment in Chosen Foods
- Butterfly in its investment in MaryRuth Organics
- Stone Point Capital-backed CoreLogic in its acquisition of ClosingCorp
- Butterfly in its acquisition of Pete and Gerry’s Organics
- KKR-backed Corel Corp. in its acquisition of Ad Remover
- KKR in its sale of Calabrio to Thoma Bravo
- BayPine, in partnership with TSG Consumer Partners and existing significant equity-holder West First Management, in the acquisition of Mavis Tire Express Services
- Ingersoll Rand in its $300 million sale of a majority interest in its high pressure solutions segment to American Industrial Partners
- Stone Point Capital in its $6 billion acquisition of CoreLogic
- Periphas Capital in its growth equity investment in ShipMonk
- BayPine in the acquisition of Penn Foster with Two Sigma Impact
- Stone Point Capital-backed Vervent in its acquisition of Total Card Solutions
- Vericast in its $420 million sale of RetailMeNot to J2 Global
- Conyers Park II Acquisition Corp. in its $5.2 billion combination with Advantage Solutions
- Mission Broadcasting and Nexstar Media Group in its acquisition of The CW (US) affiliate WPIX television station in New York City from The E.W. Scripps Company
- Butterfly in its acquisition of a majority stake in Orgain
- Nexstar Media Group, Inc. in its purchase and sale agreements with Fox Television Stations
- KKR in its acquisition of Corel Corp.
- Butterfly in its $510 million acquisition of Bolthouse Farms from Campbell Soup Company
- Nexstar Broadcasting Group in its $1.3 billion sale of nineteen stations in fifteen markets to TEGNA and The E.W. Scripps Company
- KKR in the $22 billion merger of Fiserv and First Data Corp.
- Butterfly Equity and Lemonade Restaurant Group in its merger of Lemonade with Modern Market Eatery to form Modern Restaurant Concepts
- Nexstar Broadcasting Group in its $6.4 billion acquisition of Tribune Media Co., creating the largest local television broadcaster and local media company
- Crimson Hexagon in its merger of equals agreement with Brandwatch
- Accenture in its acquisition of Meredith Xcelerated Marketing (MXM)
- New Mountain Capital and its portfolio company, ACA Compliance Group Holdings, in the sale of ACA to Starr Investment Holdings
- Celanese Corporation in its joint venture with Blackstone to create a global acetate tow supplier
- New Mountain Capital in its partnership with Legends Hospitality
- Accenture in its acquisition of the corporate advisory and aviation consulting businesses of Seabury Group
- KKR in its investment in UFC and subsequent sale of its stake in UFC
- Butterfly in its equity investment in Lemonade Restaurant Group
- Sycamore Partners in its $3 billion acquisition of Belk
- Accenture in its joint venture with Apax Partners relating to the carve out of Accenture’s Duck Creek Technologies
- Accenture in its acquisition of Cloud Sherpas
- Vista Equity Partners in its sale of a minority interest to Dyal Capital
- Accenture in its $830.0 million carve-out sale of Navitaire to Amadeus S.A.
Prior to joining Kirkland, Ravi was involved in the following representations:
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Apax Partners in its acquisition of Answers.com
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Silver Lake Partners in its $1.7 billion sale of Mercury Payment Systems to Vantiv, Inc.
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Fyffes plc in its announced combination with Chiquita Banana
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Silver Lake Partners in its $4.4 billion sale of MultiPlan, Inc. to Starr Investment Holdings and Partners Group
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Providence Equity Partners in its $335 million sale of George Little Management to Emerald Expositions
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KKR in its acquisition of PRA Holdings
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KKR in its acquisition of ReSearch Pharmaceutical, Inc.
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The Mosaic Company in estimated $7 billion joint venture in Saudi Arabia
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McKesson Corporation in its $2.1 billion acquisition of PSS World Medical
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The Carlyle Group in its acquisition of TCW
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Weight Watchers International in its $1.5 billion modified Dutch auction tender offer and share repurchase
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KKR, Silver Lake and TCV in partnership with Go Daddy
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Apax Partners in its $3 billion sale of Tommy Hilfiger
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Blackstone Group in its $2.7 billion acquisition of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment
Prior Experience
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, 2009–2014
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Thought Leadership
Seminars
Moderator, “Sports, Media, and Entertainment Panel,” Columbia Business School Private Equity Conference, February 2024
Moderator, "Consumer Panel," 28th Annual Harvard Business School Venture Capital Private Equity Conference, February 5, 2022
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2010New York
Education
- University of Virginia School of LawJ.D.2009Senior Editor, Virginia Tax Review
- Yale UniversityB.A., Biology & Political Science2006