Edward Mort

Associate Mergers & Acquisitions Private Equity
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

London +44 20 7953 2992

Edward Mort

Practices

Overview

Edward Mort is a corporate associate in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.

Edward has experience representing a broad range of financial investor clients globally, including private equity sponsors, private companies and other financial sponsor clients. Edward’s practice focuses on advising private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and leveraged buyouts, as well as general portfolio company and corporate advisory work.

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, on its acquisition of a 50% controlling stake in Sanofi, a consumer healthcare business headquartered in France and operating in 100 countries with 13 strategic manufacturing sites and four science and innovation development centres, for an enterprise value of €16 billion.

IK Partners on the sale of its controlling interest to Wendel.

Bain Capital Private Equity on the launch of employee benefits and pensions administration services businesses Aptia through acquisitions from Mercer.

Advantive on the acquisition of Abaca Systems.

Trintech on the acquisition of Fiserv’s reconciliation business.

EQT led consortium on the £4.5 billion recommended cash offer of Dechra Pharmaceuticals plc.

Francisco Partners and Blackstone on the acquisition of GL Education.

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Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2024, Admitted to practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales

Education

  • University of Law, LondonLPC2022
  • BPP Law SchoolPGDL2021
  • King's College LondonM.A., Early Modern History2020
  • St. John's College, University of OxfordB.A., HistoryHons.2019