Overview
Qasim Rasool is a partner in the Bay Area and Riyadh offices of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Qasim advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, carve-out transactions, divestitures, private equity, growth equity and project development investments, recapitalizations and joint ventures with a particular focus on the renewable energy, infrastructure, construction, chemicals and mining sectors.
Experience
Representative Matters
Vista Equity Partners in its $1.2 billion acquisition of Nasuni Corp.
Basalt Infrastructure Partners in its acquisition of AEP OnSite Partners, the distributed resources business of American Electric Power (NASDAQ: AEP)
Privafy Inc. on its joint venture with Saudi Information Technology Company
Glentra, alongside Novo Holdings and PKA, in the $300 million investment in energyRe, a developer of renewable energy projects
Arclight Capital Partners in its $364 million acquisition from Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) of its commercial distributed generation business
Transmission Developers Inc., a leading developer of clean energy transmission projects and a portfolio company of Blackstone, in its development of the $6 billion Champlain Hudson Power Express, a 339-mile long 1,250 MW high voltage direct current power line project, and associated equity holder arrangements
Francisco Partners in connection with a strategic new equity investment by Blackstone into Renaissance Learning, a leading global pre-K–12 educational technology platform
Francisco Partners in connection with its investment in NZXT
Surveying And Mapping, a Peak Rock Capital’s portfolio company, on its:
- acquisition of Linewise Aerial (US and Canada)
- acquisition of PrecisionPoint, Inc
- acquisition of Axis Surveying & Mapping, Inc.
- acquisition of Carolina Surveying Services, Inc.
- acquisition of MTPLS Land Surveyors, LLC
- forward merger with GdB Geospatial, LS, P.C.
- acquisition of Echezabal & Associates, Inc.
- acquisition of GeoSoloutions, LLC
- acquisition of Axis GeoSpatial LLC and Axis GeoAviation LLC
Vivify Ingredients, a Gryphon Investors portfolio company, on its acquisition of Reitech Corporation
USSC Group, a Dubin Clark portfolio company, on its acquisition of Firestorm Fire Protection*
The Public Investment Fund on its USD 769 million equity subscription in Emaar, the Economic City a Saudi Stock Exchange listed entity which is ultimately owned by Emaar Properties of the United Arab Emirates*
The Public Investment Fund on debt-to-equity conversions of shareholder loans to ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Al-Jubail*
The Public Investment Fund on its joint venture with a leading European health company to develop blood plasma extraction facility in Saudi Arabia*
Consortium of GCC and international investors on their successful bid to acquire the Second Milling Company from the Government of Saudi Arabia for USD 570 million*
Lenders on financing of EIG-led consortium's US$12.4 billion acquisition of stake in Aramco Oil Pipelines Company*
Nippon Steel Corporation, Mitsui & Co., Ltd, Nippon Steel Trading Corporation, Shinsho Corporation and JFE Mineral Co., Ltd: advised the consortium on its acquisition of a 12% interest in the Grosvenor coal mine in Queensland*
Nippon Steel Corporation on the sale of its minority interests in Hail Creek Coal Mine in Queensland to Anglo American*
Origin Electricity Limited on its acquisition of OC Energy, a network embedded electricity metering in company in Victoria*
Mohawk Inc., in its acquisition of Godfrey Hirst Australia, Australia's largest carpet and floor manufacturer*
GPC Inc, a NYSE listed entity on its acquisition of in Inenco Group, a leading industrial and auto spare part manufacturer and distributor in Australia*
*Prior to joining Kirkland
Prior Experience
Associate, Clifford Chance, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Corporate Transactions)
Associate, Clayton Utz, Sydney, Australia (Corporate/M&A)
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2024, California
- 2014, New South Wales, Australia
Education
- Erasmus University RotterdamM.A., Corporate Law
- Northumbria UniversityLL.B.
News &
Insights
- Kirkland Alert Increased Use of W&I Insurance in Saudi Arabia Signals Growing Sophistication of the Dealmaking Landscape
- Press Release Kirkland Advises Basalt Infrastructure Partners on Acquisition of Distributed Resources Business from American Electric Power
- Press Release Kirkland Advises Glentra Capital on Investment in energyRe in Connection with its $1.2 Billion Capital Raise to Accelerate U.S. Clean Energy Transition
- Press Release Kirkland Advises ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC on Acquisition of Commercial Distributed Generation Business from Duke Energy