Adrian Duncan

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

• Clearlake Capital Group on its acquisition of MV Credit, a pan-European private credit specialist, from Natixis Investment Managers, a global multi-strategy asset manager.
• Arctos Partners and the management team of Hayfin in connection with Arctos’ majority investment in Hayfin.
• Galderma Group AG on the structuring and implementation of its IPO on the SIX Swiss Exchange.
• Actis on its sale to General Atlantic.
• IK Partners on the sale of its controlling interest to Wendel.
• RLDatix on the acquisition of Breitenbach Software-Engineering.
• Francisco Partners on its capital raise and minority stake sale in the EG Group.
• Advantive on the acquisition of Abaca Systems.
• IK Partners on the sale of a controlling interest in the firm to Wendel.
• Energy Capital Partners in its approximately $1 billion combination with Bridgepoint Group plc (LSE: BPT).
• Galderma on a private placement round of approximately $1 billion for newly issued shares.
• Trintech on the acquisition of Fiserv’s reconciliation business.
• EQT led consortium on the £4.5 billion recommended cash offer of Dechra Pharmaceuticals plc.
• H.I.G. Capital on the sale of Buck to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
• Francisco Partners and Blackstone on the acquisition of GL Education.
• Dyal Capital Partners on the sale of Arcmont Asset Management.
• HIG Capital and its portfolio company, Aspire Pharma, on the acquisition of Morningside Pharmaceuticals.
• Turn/River Capital on its $570 million acquisition of Tufin.
• EQT on the €6.8 billion acquisition of Baring Private Equity Asia, a leading private markets investment firm.
• 17Capital on the strategic partnership with Oaktree under which it will sell a majority stake to Oaktree.
• Summit Partners on the acquisition of 18 Week Support, a service provider offering high-quality clinical support services to NHS Trusts throughout the UK.
• Riskonnect, backed by TA Associates and Thoma Bravo, on the acquisition of Sword GRC, a software company specialising in project and enterprise risk management solutions.
• EQT Exeter on the acquisition of Bear Logi, a logistics real estate asset management firm.
• Summit Partners on the sale of Viroclinics-DDL, a virology contract research organisation, to Cerba Healthcare.
• Summit Partners in connection with a $625 million growth investment in Invicti Security, a global web application security provider.
• EQT and its portfolio company IVC Evidensia on the acquisition of VetStrategy, a leading Canadian veterinary care provider.
• Montana Capital Partners on its sale to PGIM, the global asset management business of Prudential Financial, Inc.
• Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan on the sale of Burton’s Biscuit Company to a Ferrero-related company.
• Alpine Investors and its portfolio company Alpine Software Group on the acquisition of Sendible, a leading UK social media management and data analytics provider.
• EQT on its c. $1.8 billion combination with Exeter Property Group, a leading global real estate investment manager.
• Montagu Private Equity on the acquisition of the Education Software Solutions business of Capita plc. and on the agreement to invest in ParentPay.
• Rhône Capital on its acquisition of a minority stake in illycaffè.
• Apex Fund Management, a Genstar portfolio company, on its acquisition of the FundRock Group.
• EQT Credit on its investment in and the restructuring and recapitalization of ACPS Automotive.
• Warburg Pincus on its co-investment in the combined group of Tilney Smith & Williamson.
• Thoma Bravo on the £3.1 billion recommended cash offer for Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity solutions.
• Brookfield on its £3 billion consortium bid to acquire Intu Properties plc.
• TPG on its c. €300 million acquisition of Spanish Real Estate Investment Trust, Témpore Properties.
• TPG on the joint venture acquisition with Round Hill Capital of a student and residential housing platform in Lisbon, Portugal.
• An EQT-led consortium on the CHF 10.2 billion exclusive negotiations to acquire Nestlé Skin Health, a leading global skincare company.
• Canaccord Genuity on its acquisition of Thomas Miller Wealth Management, the UK-based wealth management business of Thomas Miller Investments, and its Isle of Man private client wealth management business.
• Sageview Capital and its portfolio company Crimson Hexagon on its reverse triangular merger with Brandwatch.
• TDR Capital on various matters relating to its investment in David Lloyd.
• Warburg Pincus on its investment in Reorg Research.
• Vista Equity Partners on its investment in Integral Ad Science.
• TDR Capital Partners on its investment in French restaurant chain Buffalo Grill.
• Toys’R’Us on the sale of its stores in Germany, Austria and Switzerland to toy retailer Smyths.
• American Securities, LLC on the UK aspects of its acquisition of Prince Minerals from Palladium Equity Partners.
• TDR Capital on various matters relating to its investment in Algeco Scotsman, a world leader in modular space and secure storage solutions.

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

• Phoenix Equity Partners on the sale of Riviera Travel to Silverfleet Capital Partners.
• The acquisition of Argus Media by General Atlantic.
• The acquisition of the Smyk Group by Bridgepoint.
• Phoenix Equity Partners on the sale of Vivid Toy Group to Privet Capital.
• Charterhouse Capital Partners on the acquisition of MEC3 from Riverside Private Equity.
• Patron Capital on the sale of the Badby Healthcare Group to BC Partners.
• Patron Capital on the sale of the Gracewell Healthcare Group to Health Care REIT (NYSE: HCN) and its ongoing partnership with Sunrise Senior Living.
• Intermediate Capital Group and its portfolio company, ATPI, on the acquisition of the Griffin Global Group from Inflexion Private Equity.
• Bridgepoint and its portfolio company, WiggleCRC group, on the acquisition of Bike24 from Riverside Private Equity.
• Bridgepoint Development Capital on the acquisition of the Phlexglobal Group from Inflexion Private Equity.
• The acquisition of the LGC Science Group and management’s new equity arrangements with KKR.
• The acquisition of the RAC Group and management’s new equity arrangements with CVC and GIC.
• The acquisition of Premium Credit and management’s new equity arrangements with Cinven.
• The acquisition of the Lowell Group and management’s new equity arrangements with Permira.
• VPS, a portfolio company of PAI Partners on the bolt-on acquisitions of Camwatch and Redfields.
• The acquisition of NewSmith Asset Management by Man Group plc.

Travers Smith LLP, London

• Associate, 2014–2017

• Trainee Solicitor, 2012–2014

Charterhouse Capital Partners, London

• Secondment, 2016