Andreas Philipson

Kirkland & Ellis advised Galderma, an emerging pure-play dermatology category leader, on a private placement of approximately $1 billion for newly issued shares, from a group consisting of current shareholders, new investors, as well as management. The transaction is expected to close in the coming weeks and an Initial Public Offering remains the likely next step in Galderma’s ambition to become the leading dermatology company in the world. Read Galderma’s press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Roger Johnson, Aneeq Durrani, Andreas Philipson and Adrian Duncan and associates Jamie Gordon, George Rawlinson and Usman Malik; and tax partners Timothy Lowe and Cian O’Connor.

Jul 7

1 min

Paul, Weiss advised Brighton Park Capital, an investment firm focused on entrepreneur-led, growth-stage companies within the software, healthcare and tech-enabled services businesses space, in its $112 million investment in leading application security software provider PortSwigger. As PortSwigger’s first-ever external investment, the deal, announced on June 27, will enable the company to accelerate product development, expand its research and community-focused initiatives, strengthen its international footprint and continue its trajectory of innovation. The Paul, Weiss team was led by, among others, corporate partner Andreas Philipson and included tax partners Cian O’Connor and Lindsay Parks and counsel Caroline Inker; intellectual property partner John Patten and counsel Alex Zapalowski; and antitrust partner Annie Herdman and counsel Yuni Sobel.

Jun 27

1 min

Paul, Weiss is advising investment firm L Catterton on its acquisition of a significant minority stake in Parisian luxury perfume business EX NIHILO from leading European asset manager Eurazeo. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026. The Paul, Weiss team is led by corporate partner Roger Johnson and includes partners Kanesh Balasubramaniam, Andreas Philipson and Neel Sachdev; tax partners Timothy Lowe and Deeksha Rathi; intellectual property partner John Patten; antitrust partner Annie Herdman; and litigation partner Nicole Succar.

Jan 19

1 min

Paul, Weiss is advising TenCate Grass Holding B.V. and Crestview Partners in the sale of a majority stake in TenCate to Leonard Green & Partners, LP. Under the terms of the agreement, Leonard Green will purchase all the shares of TenCate currently owned by Crestview and other select shareholders. Financial terms of the transaction, expected to close in February 2024, were not disclosed. The Paul, Weiss team is led by corporate partners Neil Goldman and Megan Spelman, and includes, among others, partners David Tarr and Andreas Philipson and counsel Todd Hahn; tax partners Matthew Jordan, David Mayo and Patrick Karsnitz, and counsel Sarah Katz; intellectual property partner Chuck Googe; executive compensation partner Jarrett Hoffman and counsel Lisa Krausz Eisenberg; real estate partner Peter Fisch; litigation partner Aidan Synnott, and counsel Jared Nagley and Steven Herzog; antitrust counsel Yuni Sobel and Marta Kelly; and environmental counsel William O’Brien.

Dec 22

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis advised Triton Partners on completing the sale of a portfolio of four companies, Assemblin, EQOS, Flokk and Unica, to a newly-formed vehicle, Triton IV Continuation Fund, which closed at €1.63 billion following a competitive auction process. Read Triton’s press release The team was led by investment funds partners Ted Cardos, Tarsis Goncalves, Amala Ejikeme and Agne Eriksson, and associates Fraser Burlingham, Joanne Mak, Richard Hughes, Kahwing Fung, Alex Clarke and Natalie Healy; and corporate partners Roger Johnson, Andreas Philipson and Niklas Ahlklo and associate Jonas Goransson.

May 4

1 min