Dr. Mark Aschenbrenner

Kirkland & Ellis advised the bidding consortium led by Advent, Cinven and the RAG-Stiftung (RAG foundation) on the acquisition of the elevator division of thyssenkrupp AG. This is expected to be the largest-ever European buyout transaction to date. thyssenkrupp will reinvest part of the purchase price in a reverse stake in the elevator technology business. thyssenkrupp Elevator is a leading international provider of elevator technology with operations in more than 1,000 locations worldwide. Headquartered in Germany, the Group generated revenues of €8.0 billon in the financial year 2018/2019. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the third quarter of 2020, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Read the company press releases from Advent and Cinven The Kirkland team was led by Private Equity/M&A partners Benjamin Leyendecker, Philip Goj and Adrian Maguire, and included Private Equity/M&A partners Attila Oldag, Mark Aschenbrenner, David Higgins, Jacob Traff, Volkmar Bruckner and Rongjing Zhao; finance partners Chris Shield and Hugh O'Sullivan; capital markets partners Matthew Merkle, Michael Taufner and Shawn Anderson; tax partners Oded Schein, Daniel Hiemer, Sara Zablotney and Russel Light; competition partners Sarah Jordan, Matthew Sinclair-Thomson and Annie Herdman; IP & technologies partner Emma Flett and Joanna Thomson; internal trade partner Shawn Cooley supported by private equity/M&A associates Sebastian Häfele, Samuel Frommelt, Angelina Seelbach, Christina Albath and David Huthmacher.

Feb 28

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis advises Alteri Investors on the acquisition of CBR Fashion Group from Swedish financial investor EQT. The purchase agreement has been signed subject to customary closing conditions. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. Alteri Investors is a specialist investor in the European retail sector. It was launched in November 2014, with investments from funds managed by affiliates of the leading alternative investment manager Apollo Global Management, LLC. Founded in 1980, CBR Fashion Group is with its two established brands, Street One and CECIL, one of the top five women’s fashion manufacturers in Germany. The CBR Fashion Group employs over 1,200 people and supplies more than 8,300 sales outlets in 19 European countries. In November 2017, the CBR Group Fashion successfully issued a bond in the amount of € 450 million. Kirkland & Ellis advises Alteri Investors with the following team: Munich/London/Chicago: Benjamin Leyendecker (private equity/corporate, Munich), Neel Sachdev, William Burke (both finance, London), Oded Schein (tax, Munich); Kim Nemirow, Nick Niles (both compliance, Chicago); Associates: Thomas Krawitz, Greta-Josefin Harnisch, Mark Aschenbrenner, Christoph Jerger (all private equity/corporate, Munich), Daniel Hiemer (tax, Munich), Lloyd Jones (finance, London)

Feb 7

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis is representing Silverfleet Capital Partners on the sale of Kalle Group to a fund managed by private equity investor Clayton Dubilier & Rice. The transaction is subject to approval by the relevant anti-trust authorities. To read more about the transaction, please click here. Kalle Group, based in Wiesbaden, Germany, is one of the world’s leading suppliers of industrially produced sausage casings, with locations in Europe and the Americas. Silverfleet Capital Partners is one of the leading mid-market private equity investors based in UK. The Kirkland team was led by Munich corporate partners Dr. Jörg Kirchner and Nicole Schlatter and included antitrust partners Shaun Goodman (London) and James Mutchnik (Chicago), finance partners Dr. Markus Feil (Munich) and Matthew Merkle (London), tax partner Dr. Oded Schein (Munich); as well as corporate associates Dr. Bernhard Guthy and Dr. Mark Aschenbrenner (Munich), antitrust associate Annie Herdman (London) and finance associate Tim Volkheimer (London).

Apr 29

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis is pleased to announce that 141 attorneys were promoted to partner effective Oct. 1, 2019. Boston Name Practice Area Jenelle M. DeVits Debt Finance Duncan N. Enista M&A/Private Equity Dave Gusella M&A/Private Equity Edward Kirby Investment Funds Jonathan S. Lipnick Investment Funds Andrew A. Roeder Investment Funds Chicago Name Practice Area Carolyn L. Aiken Debt Finance Priya Gupta Arshanapalli Investment Funds Alyssa Christensen M&A/Private Equity Adam T. Clifford M&A/Private Equity Christina Dahlman Litigation Amelia Runyan Davis M&A/Private Equity Kyle P. Elder M&A/Private Equity Jay Emerick Intellectual Property Litigation Jason A. Feld Litigation Kevin M. Frank Capital Markets Phil Vincent Giglio Investment Funds Kyle Gillen Debt Finance Alexandria Lauren Glispie Investment Funds Rachel B. Haig Litigation Melanie B. Harmon M&A/Private Equity Christopher M. Hayes Restructuring Daniel A. H. Hoppe M&A/Private Equity Alyssa C. Kalisky Litigation Caitlin A. Kovacs Litigation Aisha P. Lavinier M&A/Private Equity Allison McDonald Litigation Casey McGushin Litigation Ryan J. Moorman Litigation Jaran R. Moten Litigation Kelli M. Mulder Litigation Adam T. Parks Investment Funds Justin R. Redeker Investment Funds Samuel R. Scarcello Investment Funds Sydney Schneider Litigation Alexander M. Schwartz Capital Markets Tushin Shah M&A/Private Equity Alison Skaife Tax Jeffrey P. Swatzell M&A/Private Equity J. Ben Tyson Litigation Brian A. Verbus Intellectual Property Litigation Stan Wash Litigation Kevin J. Wessel Investment Funds John Mason Wilkes M&A/Private Equity Spencer Winters Restructuring Lauren D. Yeager M&A/Private Equity Eric Yeager Litigation Dallas Name Practice Area Jon David Kelley Litigation Marc Anthony Lipscomb M&A/Private Equity Arthur L. Lotz Debt Finance Lech K. Wilkiewicz Debt Finance Hong Kong Name Practice Area Michelle Cheh Investment Funds Jamie Hill Investment Funds Wei-Yang Lim Debt Finance Amy Ngan Litigation Michael D. Rackham M&A/Private Equity Tzi-Yang Seow M&A/Private Equity Chelsea Xuan M&A/Private Equity Houston Name Practice Area William Dong Tax Bryan D Flannery Capital Markets Jonathan G. C. Fombonne Litigation Allan Kirk M&A/Private Equity Sara-Ashley Moreno Capital Markets Jordan D. Roberts Debt Finance Ahmed Sidik M&A/Private Equity David Thompson M&A/Private Equity Kenneth A. Young Litigation London Name Practice Area Annette Baillie M&A/Private Equity Steven Baldwin Intellectual Property Litigation Ambarish Dash Debt Finance Helena Drury M&A/Private Equity Karen Ford Debt Finance Deirdre Haugh Financial Services Regulatory Annie Herdman Antitrust/Competition Morgan Hill Capital Markets Brad Hillson Tax Thomas Jemmett Restructuring Karim Kassam Restructuring Antoine Lebienvenu Capital Markets Jin Ooi Intellectual Property Litigation Matthew Sinclair-Thomson Antitrust/Competition Joanna Thomson Technology & IP Transactions Sam Whittaker M&A/Private Equity Los Angeles Name Practice Area Christine Bae Debt Finance Peter Connolly Investment Funds Edward Hillenbrand Litigation P. Paul Rezvani Debt Finance Michael Shultz Real Estate Dilveer S. Vahali M&A/Private Equity Benjamin A. Yaghoubian Intellectual Property Litigation Jennifer Yapp M&A/Private Equity Munich Name Practice Area Dr. Mark Aschenbrenner M&A/Private Equity Dr. Philip Goj M&A/Private Equity Daniel Hiemer Tax Dr. Alexander M.H. Längsfeld Debt Finance New York Name Practice Area Mark Adler Debt Finance Daniel Amato Debt Finance Justin Barbosa Tax Alexia Renee Brancato Litigation Timothy L. Campany Tax Christopher Chan Investment Funds Andrea Conzatti M&A/Private Equity Ian Craig Real Estate Kristen A. Curatolo Trusts & Estates Daisy Darvall Technology & IP Transactions Tristan Evans-Wilent Tax Andy Fleischman M&A/Private Equity Suzannah J. Hacking Investment Funds Jacob B. Hansen M&A/Private Equity George Klidonas Restructuring David E. Mannion Tax Francisco J. Morales Barrón M&A/Private Equity Julia L. Onorato Executive Compensation Brett Pallin Debt Finance David L. Perechocky M&A/Private Equity Omar Raddawi Debt Finance Aslam A. Rawoof Capital Markets Sumana Setty Investment Funds Ian D. Sherwin Executive Compensation Megan Ward Spelman M&A/Private Equity Frank (Fangzhou) Wei Technology & IP Transactions Andrea Weintraub Debt Finance Ray Xu Investment Funds San Francisco Name Practice Area Erin M. Blake M&A/Private Equity May Eaton Intellectual Property Litigation Elise Edlin Intellectual Property Litigation Austin Klar Litigation Katrina Anna Levy Debt Finance Sarah Roberts Investment Funds Washington, D.C. Name Practice Area Damon C. Andrews Litigation Zachary A. Avallone Litigation Elizabeth Dalmut Litigation Michael DeRita Antitrust/Competition Noah Frank Intellectual Property Litigation AnnElyse Scarlett Gains Restructuring John Rhine Intellectual Property Litigation Carleigh Trappe Rodriguez Environmental Transactions Matthew D. Rowen Appellate Litigation Alexandra Russell Litigation Catie Ventura Litigation Thomas P. Weir Litigation

Oct 2

3 min

Kirkland & Ellis is advising funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (“Oaktree”) on the acquisition of a stake in NL - HOLDING GmbH. Oaktree is a leader among global investment managers specializing in alternative investments, with $100 billion in assets under management as of 30 September 2017. The firm emphasizes an opportunistic, value-oriented and risk-controlled approach to investments in distressed debt, corporate debt (including high yield debt and senior loans), control investing, convertible securities, real estate and listed equities.  Headquartered in Los Angeles, the firm has over 900 employees and offices in 18 cities worldwide.  For additional information, please visit Oaktree’s website at oaktreecapital.com. Founded in 2015, NL - HOLDING GmbH focuses on assisted reproductive technology ("ART"). The group currently has 16 subsidiaries, predominantly in Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy, Switzerland and Spain. Kirkland & Ellis advises Oaktree with the following team: Munich: Volkmar Bruckner (Private Equity/M&A), Jörg Kirchner (Private Equity/M&A); Associates: Mark Aschenbrenner, Greta-Josefin Harnisch (both Private Equity/M&A) London: Stuart Boyd (Private Equity/M&A), Sarah Jordan (Antitrust); Associate: James Parkinson (Antitrust) Further advisor to Oaktree: Giese & Partner Prague: Ernst Giese; Associates: Marie Zámecníková, Radek Lopata (all Czech law)

Jan 3

1 min