Aneeq K. Durrani

Since joining Kirkland, Aneeq’s representative matters have included advising: 

• TDR Capital on the acquisition of a majority stake in Asda.
• Vitruvian-backed Aspia on the acquisition of Accountor Outsourcing.
• Galderma Group AG on the structuring and implementation of its IPO on the SIX Swiss Exchange.
• Vitruvian Partners on the acquisition of Aspia.
• Galderma on a private placement round of approximately $1 billion for newly issued shares.
• Asda Group on the acquisition of EG Group’s UK and Ireland operations for an enterprise value of c. £2.27 billion.
• Triton Partners on the creation and close of Triton IV Continuation Fund.
• Triton Partners on the sale of Ewellix.
• EQT Private Equity on the £650 million acquisition of SPT Labtech. 
• Recipharm, a portfolio company of EQT, on the acquisitions of Arranta Bio, a prominent advanced therapy CDMO, and Vibalogics, a virotherapy CDMO.
• Vitruvian Partners on the acquisition of a majority interest in the Fotona Group, a leading medical laser focused EBD company.
• EQT, IFS and WorkWave on the separation of WorkWave, a software solutions provider, from IFS.
• EQT VI on the sale of Anticimex, a global pest control specialist. 
• Inflexion on its investment, in partnership with Informa PLC, to form a market leading financial data and technology provider. 
• HPS Investment Partners on the C$120 million term loan financing provided to Canaccord Genuity Group, Inc.
• Inflexion on its re-investment in the British Engineering Services Group,a specialist in engineering testing, inspection and consultancy services.
• HPS Investment Partners on its investment into the UK wealth management division of Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. 
• EQT on its c. $1.8 billion combination with Exeter Property Group, a leading global real estate investment manager.
• EQT Credit on its investment in and the restructuring and recapitalization of ACPS Automotive.
• Vitruvian Partners on its sale of Unifaun, a cloud delivery orchestration platform serving the European logistics ecosystem, to Marlin Equity Partners.
• EQT on the acquisition of IFS AB, a leading software provider, alongside TA Associates.
• EQT on the sale of its Credit business to Bridgepoint.
• IFS on its acquisition of Astea International.
• Blackstone on the recommended £4.77 billion cash offer for Merlin Entertainments, a global leader in location-based, family entertainment.
• EQT on the acquisition of Dellner Couplers, a global niche market leader in couplers, gangways and adjacent products for passenger rail rolling stock.
• EQT (through its EQT VII fund) on the acquisition of Acumatica, a US-based and fast-growing software as a service company, which provides customers with true cloud Enterprise Resource Planning solutions.
• An EQT-led consortium on the CHF 10.2 billion exclusive negotiations to acquire Nestlé Skin Health, a leading global skincare company.
• TDR Capital on its acquisition of NKD, a German retailer of textile, fashion products and other accessories, from OpCapita.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Aneeq’s representative matters included advising:

• Hg on its strategic investment in the Access Group, valuing the group at an enterprise value of approximately GBP 1 billion.
• Hg, through its portfolio company fundinfo, on the acquisition of F2C and subsequent combination with Financial Express.
• Brait on its GBP 1.9 billion acquisition of the fast fashion multichannel retailer, New Look Retail Group primarily from funds advised by Permira and Apax.
• Brait on its GBP 1.3 billion acquisition of the Virgin Active chain of health clubs from Virgin Group and CVC.
• Hg on its acquisition of A-Plan Insurance.
• The selling shareholders on the NOK 13.8 billion sale of Get AS, a media and telecoms provider, to TDC A/S.
• The Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division on its acquisition of a controlling stake in Caldic B.V., a global chemical distribution and manufacturing business.
• Pollen Street Capital and BC Partners on the GBP 842.4 million cash offer for Shawbrook Group plc.
• TDR Capital and the Algeco Scotsman Group on various portfolio matters including the acquisition of Touax Solutions Modulaires SAS, a provider of modular building solutions across Europe.
• The Qatar Investment Authority on its acquisition of Asia Square Tower 1 – a prime Grade A commercial development in Singapore's Marina Bay business and financial district and, at the time, the largest single-tower real estate transaction in Asia Pacific and the second-largest single-tower real estate transaction globally.
• Apollo, CIBC and other shareholders on the sale of Burton’s Biscuits to Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board.
• An emerging markets focused PE fund on a series of secondary sales of minority investments in approximately 40 portfolio companies in Asia, the Middle East and Africa to asset managers in the US and Europe with a combined deal value in excess of USD 2 billion.
• Hg on its GBP 375 million sale of Voyage Care.
• Hg on the sale of Mercury Pharma.
• Hg on the exit of Manx Telecom by way of IPO.

Linklaters LLP

• Managing Associate, London (2017–2018)
• Managing Associate, Singapore (2016)
• Associate, Singapore (2015–2016)
• Associate, London (2012–2015)
• Trainee Solicitor, London and Hong Kong (2010–2012)