Aida Kimiagar

Associate Mergers & Acquisitions Private Equity

New York +1 212 390 6988

Aida Kimiagar

Practices

Overview

Aida Kimiagar is a corporate associate in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Her practice focuses on representing private equity sponsors as well as public and private companies on a wide variety of complex transactions, including acquisitions and divestitures, leveraged buyouts, carve-outs and joint ventures.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Aida was involved in the following matters:

  • Horizon Acquisition Corporation II in its proposed US$3.1 billion business combination with Epic Aero, Inc., a subscription-based private aviation company operating Flexjet and other brands
  • Magna International Inc. in its US$1.525 billion acquisition of the Veoneer Active Safety business from SSW Partners
  • Rogers Communications Inc. in its CDN$26 billion acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc., combining Canada’s two largest cable providers 
  • Ad hoc committee of lenders in its CDN$1.2 billion credit bid acquisition of Cirque du Soleil 
  • Onex Corporation in its CDN$5 billion acquisition of WestJet Airlines Ltd.
  • Berkshire Partners LLC in its US$1 billion acquisition of VetStrategy
  • Aryzta in the US$850 million sale of its North American bakery business to funds of Lindsay Goldberg
  • Resolution Life in its strategic transaction with Farmers New World Life Insurance Company
  • Brand Velocity Group in its investment in Jaya Apparel Group

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Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2023, New York
  • 2019, Ontario, Canada

Languages

  • English
  • Farsi

Education

  • Osgoode Hall Law SchoolLL.M.2021
  • University of WindsorJ.D.2017
    Citation Editor, Windsor Review of Legal and Social Issues
  • Schulich School of BusinessB.B.A.2013