Adarsh Varghese

Kirkland & Ellis counseled funds advised by Apax Partners LLP on a strategic investment in iD Fresh Food, India’s leading clean label foods brand. The Apax Funds will acquire a significant minority stake from existing shareholders Premji Invest and TPG NewQuest, both of which will remain investors alongside the company’s co-founder, PC Musthafa and the management team. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Adarsh Varghese and Srinivas Kaushik.

Jan 5

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis is advising Everise, a portfolio company of Brookfield and Warburg Pincus, on its definitive agreement to acquire the healthcare and utility business verticals of Continuum Global Solutions, a customer services management company, from Skyview Capital. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2024. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partner Adarsh Varghese and associates Sagun Poudyal and Josh Morris, with support from partner Sri Kaushik, and included technology & IP transactions partner Matt Lovell and associates Aseem Jha and Alberto Vargas.

Sep 25

1 min

Kirkland is advising investment firm KKR on its acquisition of a controlling interest in SunFireMatrix, Inc. from alternative investment firm Stone Point Capital LLC and the management team, which will continue to maintain a minority ownership position. SunFireMatrix is a cloud-based technology platform providing Medicare Advantage, prescription drug and Medicare supplement plan quoting and enrollment solutions. Read the transaction press release The team was led by corporate partners Neil Vohra, Andrew Arons, Jen Perkins and Adarsh Varghese and associates Sagun Poudyal and Seung Bo Choi; and included debt finance partners Adam Shapiro and Dean Masuda; executive compensation partner Rohit Nafday and associate Paige Costakos; tax partners Mike Beinus and Adam Kool; and technology & IP transactions partners Aaron Lorber and Jeffrey Seroogy.

Apr 2

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis is advising private equity firm Bain Capital on Orogen Group’s investment in its portfolio company Brillio, which provides digital transformation services. The transaction was announced on September 5, 2023. Bain Capital purchased a stake in Brillio in 2019 and will continue to be a strategic investor and help support the company’s growth. Financial terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. Read the press release The Kirkland team is led by corporate partners Abhishek Kolay, Sri Kaushik and Adarsh Varghese, and associates Kartik Khanna and Sagun Poudyal; tax partners Mike Carew and Meg Dewar; executive compensation partners Scott Price and Jabir Yusoff; and antitrust partners Paula Riedel and Mike Thorpe and associate Samantha Jones.

Sep 8

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis advised Everise, a leading global healthcare services outsourcing company, and its existing investor, Brookfield, in connection with an investment in Everise by Warburg Pincus. Brookfield and Warburg Pincus are committed to accelerating the growth trajectory of Everise through business expansion and M&A. Warburg Pincus’ investment values the company at around $1 billion. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close by the end of 2023. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Srinivas Kaushik and Adam Clifford, with support from partners Kartik Khanna and Adarsh Varghese; debt finance partners Mary Kogut and Melissa Hutson; tax partners Sara Zablotney and Adam Arikat; and executive compensation partners Scott Price and John Kleinjan.

Oct 3

1 min