Attila Oldag

Kirkland & Ellis has advised Thomas H. Lee Partners L.P. (THL) on a USD 130 Million Series A funding round for KINEXON Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (KINEXON). The funding round was led by THL and included BMW i Ventures and Telekom Innovation Pool, Deutsche Telekom’s strategic investment fund, as co-investors. KINEXON develops state-of-the-art sensing and software solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT). Headquartered in Munich, Germany, the company has grown to more than 300 employees across offices in Munich and Chicago. THL is a premier private equity firm investing in middle-market growth companies exclusively in the industry groups Financial Technology & Services, Healthcare, and Technology & Business Solutions. Kirkland regularly advises THL on transactions and financing rounds, including a recent investment in Smile Doctors, as well as the successful IPOs of AutoStore (OSE) and Agiliti (NYSE). The Kirkland team advising THL was led by corporate partners Attila Oldag and Sebastian Häfele and included corporate partners Ted M. Frankel, Kyle P. McHugh, debt finance partner Alexander M.H. Längsfeld, tax partner Daniel Hiemer, technology & IP transactions partner John Patten as well as corporate associates Thomas Diekmann and Jan Mahlke, debt finance associate Philipp Büchler and tax associate Tobias Stuppi.

Apr 26

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis is advising international investment firm BC Partners in connection with the extension of BC Partners’ investment in Springer Nature, a Fund IX asset. The investment was transferred to a new Single Asset Acquisition Fund. In total, the fund has attracted more than €1 billion of investment, making it one of the largest such vehicles in Europe. The fund is capitalized by lead investor Neuberger Berman, as well as syndicate investors, reinvesting BCEC Fund IX investors and BC Partners’ most recent fund, Fund XI. Springer Nature Group is a global publisher with brands including Springer Nature and Macmillan. The main shareholders of Springer Nature are Holtzbrinck Publishing Group and BC Partners. The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Attila Oldag, David Higgins, Christoph Jerger, David Huthmacher and investment funds partners Andy Shore and Gloria Ho with associates John Messent and Candice Kwok.

Oct 25

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis is advising BC Partners on the sale of a majority stake in Aenova Group to Kühne Holding AG. As part of the transaction, BC Partners' advised funds will reinvest in Aenova alongside Kühne Holding AG and continue to support the company as a minority shareholder. Aenova Group, headquartered in Starnberg near Munich, Germany, is a leading global contract manufacturer and development service provider for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry. With approximately 4,000 employees in 14 manufacturing sites worldwide, the company is a one-stop service provider for the development, manufacturing, and packaging of drug products for pharma companies around the globe. Read BC Partners' press release The Kirkland team advising BC Partners was led by transactional partners Attila Oldag and Sebastian Häfele and included tax partner Michael Ehret; debt finance partner Natasha Smith; antitrust & competition partner Shahrzad Sadjadi; as well as transactional associates Christina Albath, Johannes Rowold and Antonia Gaupp.

Apr 24

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis advises BC Partners on the IPO of Springer Nature. The offer consists of newly issued shares from a capital increase of €200 million and the sale of existing shares held by BC Partners. The shares of Springer Nature are being traded on the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: SPG) since 4 October 2024. Springer Nature is a leading global publisher for research, health and education. It is owned by companies controlled by the Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group and funds advised by BC Partners. A Kirkland team had previously advised BC Partners in connection with the extension of their investment in Springer Nature in 2021. Read Springer Nature’s press release The Kirkland team included transactional lawyer Attila Oldag; capital markets lawyer Anna Schwander; transactional lawyer Tamara Zehentbauer.

Oct 7

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis advised Appfire, an enterprise collaboration software company that enables teams to plan and deliver their best work, on its acquisition of 7pace, creators of the top-selling app for Azure DevOps, 7pace Timetracker, which recently launched on GitHub. This acquisition marks a strategic expansion for Appfire into the Microsoft ecosystem, with continued staffing, product expansion and go-to-market investments planned for both Azure DevOps and GitHub products. In addition, Appfire and 7pace will bring this leading solution to the Atlassian ecosystem, enhancing and expanding time management offerings for customers. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Read the Appfire press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Christoph Jerger and Attila Oldag and associates Marcus Commandeur and Lukas Fellholter, with assistance from corporate partner Christian Atwood. The team also included support from tax partner Michael Ehret and associate David Linnemann.

Sep 14

1 min