Charles Hébert

Kirkland & Ellis advised AppLearn International Limited, a UK-based digital adoption platform, and its shareholders on its sale to Nexthink Limited, a portfolio company of Permira. Read AppLearn International’s press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Victoria Legg and Aprajita Dhundia and associates Rebecca Pearce, Clemmie Alexander and Charles Hébert; tax partners Peter Abbott and Rob Sharpe and associate Rikesh Gandhi; and antitrust & competition partner Joel Gory.

Feb 9

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis is advising Bain Capital Tech Opportunities, a leading global software investor, on its majority investment in finova, a leading provider of mortgage and savings origination and servicing software in the UK, and its acquisition of MSO, the UK mortgage sales and originations software business of Iress (ASX: IRE). By bringing together these two investments, Bain Capital expects to offer a fuller set of products to current and potential customers, while continuing to invest in both platforms. The Kirkland team is led by corporate partners Jacob Traff, Victoria Legg and Adrian Maguire and includes corporate associates Charles Hébert, Rebecca Pearce, James Whybrow, Joe Timmins and Oliver Small; technology & IP transactions partner Jenny Wilson and associates Calum Parfitt, Stephen Coudounaris and Colin Russell; antitrust & competition partner Athina Van Melkebeke and associates Samantha Jones and James Donald; tax partners Peter Abbott and Alan Walker and associate Cosmos Fung; ESG & impact associate Lucia Saborio; and debt finance partners Chris Shield and Sam Sherwood and includes associates Ben Egan and Adrian Kilercioglu.

Mar 18

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis advised private investment firm Arctos Partners and the management team of Hayfin in connection with Arctos’ majority investment in Hayfin, which is a leading alternative asset management firm with approximately €31 billion in assets under management. A fund managed by Arctos Partners is acquiring British Columbia Investment Management Corporation’s (BCI) majority stake in Hayfin. Financial terms were not disclosed. Arctos, via its Keystone strategy, which provides strategic partnership to leading financial sponsors, through bespoke growth capital and liquidity solutions, will facilitate the Hayfin team becoming the majority owners of the common equity. BCI will remain a strategic limited partner in certain Hayfin funds. The Kirkland team advising the Hayfin management team have advised them from the outset on a new strategic transaction and delivering the right partner for the next growth phase of the business in line with the goals of the Hayfin leadership team. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team advising Arctos was led by corporate partners Jonathan Benloulou, Carlos Gil Rivas and James Hunn and tax partner Ian Ferreira. The Kirkland team advising the Hayfin management team was led by investment funds and corporate partners Daniel Lavon-Krein, Adrian Duncan and Chris Gandia; and corporate partner Rami Totari and associate Charles Hébert.

Jul 29

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis has advised funds advised by Triton (“Triton”) on the agreement to acquire the security and communications technology product business (“BSCT”) from Bosch Group (“Bosch”). The transaction is subject to the fulfillment of customary closing conditions and is expected to be completed by the end of H1 2025. BSCT offers solutions in the areas of video surveillance, access and intrusion control as well as professional communication. The company has around 4,300 employees worldwide and generates more than €1 billion in revenues. Read Triton’s press release The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Tobias Larisch, Benjamin Leyendecker, Sebastian Häfele, Tom Bartram, Andrew McAlpine, Tamara Zehentbauer, Philipp Poitiers, Merle Müller, Michael Dunton, Dov Seifman, Jamie Manson, Charles Hébert and Simran Johal; tax lawyers Michael Ehret and Florian Schütte; debt finance lawyer Alexander Längsfeld; technology & IP transactions lawyers Emma Flett, Jenny Wilson, Stephen Coudounaris and Calum Parfitt; antitrust & competition lawyers Sally Evans and Jessica Ouchai; litigation lawyer Patrick Navein; and environmental lawyers Jonathan Kidwell, Mary-Michael Robertson and Thomas Boynton.

Dec 12

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis is advising a consortium led by EQT with minority investment from Luxinva (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority ("ADIA") managed by the Private Equities department of ADIA), on the recommended cash offer for the entire issued, and to be issued, ordinary share capital of Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC, proposed to be structured as a scheme of arrangement. The acquisition values Dechra's entire issued, and to be issued, ordinary share capital at approximately £4.5bn on a fully diluted basis, and implies an enterprise value of £4.9bn. Read EQT’s transaction announcement The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Roger Johnson, Dipak Bhundia, Francesca Harris and Adrian Duncan and associates Charles Hébert, Sher Lin Wong, Luke Forryan, Oliver Weighill and Dan Sarkin; antitrust partners Sally Evans and Athina Van Melkebeke; technology & IP transactions partner John Patten and associate Elizabeth Wauchope; and tax partner Timothy Lowe and associates Maria Clezy and Rohit Pisal.

Jun 2

1 min