Sam Dykstra

Since joining Kirkland, Sam's representations have included:

• Summit Carbon Solutions in its carbon capture partnership with POET, connecting the world’s largest biofuel producer with the world’s largest carbon capture and storage project.
• Apax Partners LLP and its portfolio company Boasso Global, Inc., a premier provider of depot, maintenance, cleaning, and transportation services for the ISO tank container industry, on the sale of the company to KKR & Co. L.P.
• Arsenal Capital Partners and its portfolio company Eckhart Holdings, Inc., in the acquisition of Innovative Products & Equipment Inc, an automation solutions provider focused on medical device and life science markets.
• Bain Capital Private Equity and US LBM in the sale of a stake in US LBM, a provider of building materials, to Platinum Equity.
• Bain Capital and its portfolio company Imperial Dade, North America’s leading distributor of foodservice packaging and janitorial supplies, in the sale of a significant equity stake in Imperial Dade to Advent International.
• Comvest Partners in an investment by SK Capital Partners, LP into Comvest’s platform company, VanDeMark Chemical, Inc., a leading global producer of life science chemistries.
• Greenbriar Equity Group, L.P., in its acquisition of Applied Aerospace Structures Corporation, a leading provider of design, fabrication and testing solutions for complex composite and metal bonded structural assemblies.
• Kinderhook Industries in its acquisition of Continental Auto Parts, a leading distributor of aftermarket collision automotive parts to multi-shop operators and independent collision shops.
• Kinderhook Industries, LLC in its acquisition of Mobile Mini Tank and Pump Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of logistics based environmental solutions focused on the containment of liquid and solid industrial waste, for a total enterprise value of approximately US $323 million.
• KKR & Co. L.P. and its portfolio company Bettcher Industries, in the acquisition of Frontmatec, a global manufacturer of end-to-end automated solutions for pork and beef processing.
• Knox Lane, in connection with a definitive agreement to invest in Elevation Labs, a leading formulator and manufacturer of premium beauty products.
• Lincolnshire Management, Inc. on the sale of its portfolio company, Schumacher Electric Corporation, a manufacturer of auto and industrial battery chargers, jump starters and other power accessories, to Ripple Industries LLC.
• Sentinel Capital Partners on the sale of its portfolio company, Apex Companies, a provider of end-to-end environmental consulting and engineering solutions, to Morgan Stanley Capital Partners.
• Trilantic North America’s portfolio company Quickparts, in its strategic growth acquisition of Xcentric Mold & Engineering, an innovator of on-demand digital manufacturing.

Prior to joining Kirkland, some of Sam's representations included:

• AEA Investors LP in numerous transactions, including the acquisition of Univar Solutions Inc.’s Environmental Sciences business, a premier pest management business serving customers in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, for approximately US $195 million.
• Funds managed by Goldman Sachs’ Merchant Banking Division in numerous transactions, including the acquisition of Aviation Facilities Company (AFCO) and AFCO AvPorts Management, two industry leaders in the development and management of airports and airport infrastructure.
• Catalent, a global provider of advanced delivery technologies, drug manufacturing, biologics, gene therapies and consumer health products, in numerous transactions, including its acquisition of Cook Pharmica, an integrated provider of drug substance and drug product manufacturing and related services for US $950 million.
• Jacobs Engineering Group in multiple transactions, including its agreement to sell its Energy, Chemicals, and Resources segment to WorleyParsons Limited for US $3.3 billion.
• Aleris Corporation, a US-based aluminum producer, in its approximately US $2.6 billion acquisition by Novelis, Inc., the global leader in aluminum rolled products and the world's largest recycler of aluminum.
• Forbes Energy Services, Ltd. in its acquisition of Cretic Energy Services, LLC, a provider of large diameter, extended reach, coiled tubing services to oil and gas producers in the Permian Basin.
• Higman Marine, Inc., a leading provider of inland marine transportation services for bulk liquid petroleum and chemical cargoes, in its acquisition by Kirby Corporation, the nation’s largest domestic tank barge operator for transporting liquid bulk products, for approximately US $419 million.
• Knight Transportation, Inc. in its merger with Swift Transportation Company, in a transaction with an enterprise value of US $6.6 billion.
• Onex Partners in its acquisition of a majority interest in Wireco Worldgroup (Cayman) Inc., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of steel and synthetic rope.
• Spirit MTA REIT, a net-lease real estate investment trust, in its sale of assets to Hospitality Properties Trust for US $2.4 billion.

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