Fiona Coffee is a corporate partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Fiona has experience advising on a broad range of corporate transactions, including public and private M&A, restructurings and group reorganizations as well as general corporate advisory work.
Experience
Representative Matters
Prior to joining Kirkland, Fiona worked on the following matters:
Advising A&M Capital Advisers Europe Limited on its acquisition of IB Group Limited
Advising an ad-hoc group of noteholders in relation to the consensual recapitalisation and financial restructuring of Frigoglass S.A.I.C. and the group of companies formerly controlled by it
Advising MGM Resorts International in relation to its $607 million acquisition of LeoVegas AB, a global online gaming company
Advising Soul Foods Group, which owns and manages global food and coffee franchises including Burger King, KFC, Starbucks and Taco Bell, on a minority equity investment by Centerbridge, OpCapita and Metric Capital
Advising Intact Financial Corporation on the £7.2 billion acquisition of RSA Insurance Group plc and the associated separation of RSA's Scandinavian business
Advising Clayton Dubilier & Rice on its acquisition of Huntsworth plc
Advising OTPP on its sale of 50% of InterGen, a UK/Australian coal and gas business
Advising Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc in relation to its takeover by Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.
Advising Cambian Group plc in relation to its takeover by CareTech Holdings plc
Advising E. Stanley Kroenke on his acquisition of the remaining 33% shares in Arsenal Holdings plc
Advising CK Asset Holdings Limited on the acquisition of the 5 Broadgate complex
Advising Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. on its minority investments in Atom Bank plc
Advising Infravia on the disposal of its minority stake in the Nottingham Tramlink franchise
Prior Experience
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, 2021–2023
Clifford Chance LLP, 2015–2021
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2017, Admitted to practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales
Languages
English
French
Education
BPP Law School, LondonLegal Practice Coursewith Distinction2015
Oxford UniversityB.A., Law with Studies in Europe (French Concentration)2014
Panthéon-Assas UniversityCertificat Supérieur de Droit Français et Européen2013