Kirkland Advises Actis on Sale to General Atlantic
Kirkland & Ellis is advising Actis, a global investor in sustainable infrastructure, on its sale to General Atlantic, a global growth equity investor. Following the combination, General Atlantic will manage approximately $96 billion of AUM across sustainable infrastructure, real estate, growth equity and credit.
With approximately $12.5 billion in AUM, Actis has a track record of delivering competitive returns for institutional investors and positive impact for the countries, cities and communities in which it operates. Actis, a firm with more than 140 investment professionals across its 17 global offices and over $25 billion in capital raised since inception, backs structural themes that support long-term, equitable growth in critical infrastructure across the energy transition, digital transition, and supply chain transformation.
General Atlantic is a global growth equity investor with more than four decades of experience providing capital and strategic support for over 500 growth companies. It has approximately $83 billion in AUM and more than 280 investment professionals based globally. In addition to its flagship growth equity strategy, the firm’s investing activities span credit and climate solutions.
The Kirkland team is led by asset management M&A partner Peter Vaglio; investment funds partner Amy Fox; corporate partner Adrian Duncan; tax partners Lee Morlock and Gal Shemer; corporate associates Jamie Gordon, Julian Holland, Steven Hunter, Christopher Weale and Bing Lim; investment funds associates Jackson Martin and Jay Tang; corporate partners Gregory Scott, Stefan Paulovic and April Larkin; tax partner Rob Sharpe; antitrust & competition partners Joel Gory and Paula Riedel; financial services regulatory partner Julian Hui and associate Najma Ahmad; ESG & impact partner Paul Barker and associate Annah Akhoun-Murat; capital markets partner Pippa Bond; technology & IP transactions partner Matt Darch; debt finance partner Alexander van der Gaag; and executive compensation partner Jabir Yusoff.
