Eduardo M. Leal

Since joining Kirkland, Eduardo's representative matters have included:

• Voyager Digital Holdings, Inc. and its affiliates in their Chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Voyager Digital is one of the largest cryptocurrency platforms in the world, allowing customers to buy, sell, trade, and store more than 100 cryptocurrencies and supporting over $1.3 billion in aggregate cryptocurrency holdings on the platform. Voyager’s Chapter 11 cases mark one of the first restructurings of a major cryptocurrency company.  
• Arxada, a global specialty chemicals business owned by private equity funds Bain Capital and Cinven, on its combination with Troy Corporation.
• Arxada, a global specialty chemicals business owned by private equity funds Bain Capital and Cinven, on its combination with Enviro Tech Chemical Services.
• Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS), a private equity firm focused on technology and healthcare, in its investment in LINQ, a leading K-12 operations technology provider.
• Alvarez & Marsal Capital Partners in its acquisition of Worldwise, Inc., a leader in the pet industry specializing in pet supplies and pet essentials. 
• Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) in its $1.95 billion sale of its wireless business to T-Mobile USA. 
• Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe in its acquisition of Green Street Advisors from Golden Gate Capital.
• GlaxoSmithKline in its $12.7 billion joint venture with Pfizer to combine their consumer health businesses.
• Sentinel Capital Partners in its acquisition of CAbi.
• Sentinel Capital Partners in its acquisition of Nekoosa Coated Products.
• ABRY Partners in its sale of Vocado.
• 3i Group plc in its c.$136 million investment in Cirtec Medical.
• The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Black Knight Financial Services in its evaluation and recommendation of Fidelity National Financial's $3.0 billion spin-off of its interests to FNF Group shareholders.
• Macquarie Atlas Roads in its $445 million acquisition of the remaining 50% economic interest in the Dulles Greenway.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Eduardo's representative matters included:

• Represented Crédito Real SAB de CV SOFOM ER, a leading Mexican consumer financing lender, in its $70 million purchase of a 70% interest in Instacredit, a Costa Rican lender. 
• Represented Atlas Holdings, LLC in its acquisition of the Interactive Printer Solutions division of NCR Corporation. 
• Represented Investcorp International Ltd. in its acquisition of a majority stake in Agromillora Catalana, S.A., parent holding company of an international group engaged in the production, propagation, and genetic development of woody trees species and rootstocks for agricultural use, from Nazca.
• Represented a Middle Eastern manufacturer on its potential acquisition of assets in bankruptcy.
• Represented U.S.-based infrastructure development firm on its potential acquisition of a peer firm. 
• Represented Latin American concessionaire on its bond issuance pursuant to Rule 144A and Reg. S. 
• Represented Latin American Engineering, Procurement and Construction firm on its bond issuance pursuant to Rule 144A and Reg. S.