Margarita Karkantzou

Since joining Kirkland, Margarita has advised on the following matters:

• Castlelake L.P. on a strategic partnership with Brookfield Asset Management in which Brookfield is purchasing a 51% stake in Castlelake’s fee-related earnings
• BC Partners on the sale of a majority stake in Aenova Group to Kühne Holding AG
• Bain Capital Private Equity on the acquisition of a controlling stake in Eleda from Altor
• IK Partners on the sale of a controlling interest in the firm to Wendel
• Eli Lilly and Company on the acquisition of privately held clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Versanis Bio
• Eli Lilly and Company on the acquisition of DICE Therapeutics
• Eli Lilly and Company on the acquisition of POINT Biopharma Global
• Snow Software on the agreement to be acquired by Flexera
• Brookfield, as the majority shareholder of the Schoeller Allibert Group, on its successful comprehensive recapitalization
• Montagu on the acquisition of Johnson Matthey Plc’s medical device components (MDC) business
• An ad hoc group of the major financial creditors of the Steinhoff retail conglomerate on its restructuring via the first major international Dutch law restructuring plan (or “WHOA”)
• Squared Capital on acquiring controlling interest in Whistler Pipeline
• Resonetics on the $900 million acquisition of SAES Medical Nitinol Business
• Paine Schwartz Partners on the $150 million strategic equity investment in AgroFresh Solutions

Prior to joining Kirkland, Margarita advised on the following matters:

• A global satellite operator on its contemplated merger with a competitor and related antitrust notifications
• A Greek systemic bank on its strategic partnership with a merchant acquiring operator
• A global diamonds miner on the formation of a joint venture with a diamonds polishing company
• A consortium of financial sponsors on their acquisitions of multiple data centers in Europe and related antitrust notifications
• An Irish renewables energy provider on its majority sale to a financial sponsor through an auction process
• A respondent in relation to the CMA’s funerals market investigation
• A global conglomerate on its auction sale of its pharmaceutical business in Europe and related antitrust notifications
• A European electric utility company on its acquisition of an energy company and related antitrust notifications
• A global consumer goods company in relation to the CMA’s investigation into alleged anti-competitive practices
• A Greek systemic bank on a State Aid case
• Certain claimants in relation to the Ofwat’s PR19 and Ofgem’s RIIO-2 price control reviews and their subsequent price redetermination / appeal proceedings before the CMA
• A variety of clients from various industries on issues of competition law compliance and in particular horizontal cooperation, vertical agreements, and participation in trade associations

Linklaters LLP, London / Brussels

• Associate, 2020–2022
• Trainee Solicitor, 2018–2020
• Legal Assistant, 2016–2017

PotamitisVekris Law Firm, Athens, Greece

• Trainee Lawyer, 2014–2015