Francesca Storey-Harris

Kirkland & Ellis is advising SailPoint Technologies UK Ltd, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of SailPoint Parent L.P., which is a portfolio company of funds advised by Thoma Bravo, on the recommended cash acquisition of the entire issued, and to be issued, ordinary share capital of Osirium Technologies plc. It is intended that the acquisition will be implemented by way of a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006. Read the London Stock Exchange announcement The Kirkland team is led by corporate partners Vincent Bergin, David Higgins and Francesca Storey-Harris and associates Dan Sarkin, Nikhil Mohindra and Raphael Khoo, with technology & IP transactions partner John Patten and associate Lana Khoury also advising.

Aug 31

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis is advising Lyra Bidco Limited (Bidco), a newly-formed company indirectly wholly-owned by investment funds advised by affiliates of Blackstone Inc., on the acquisition by Bidco of the entire issued, and to be issued, ordinary share capital of Hipgnosis. The acquisition values Hipgnosis' entire issued, and to be issued, ordinary share capital at approximately $1,572 million. Read the London Stock Exchange Announcement The Kirkland team is led by corporate partners Francesca Storey-Harris, Aprajita Dhundia and David Higgins and associates Chris Weale, Sam Salt and Joe Timmins; and technology and IP transactions partners Seth Traxler and Rory Wellever and associate Michael James.

May 1

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis is advising J.M. Huber Corporation on the sale of the entire issued share capital of CP Kelco U.S.; CP Kelco China; and CP Kelco ApS together with each of their respective subsidiaries (together ‘CP Kelco’) to Tate & Lyle for a total implied consideration of $1.8 billion (approximately £1.4 billion), on a cash-free, debt-free basis. The proposed transaction is expected to complete in Q4 2024. Read the London Stock Exchange Announcement The Kirkland team is led by corporate partners Keir MacLennan, Irfan Ahmed, Rachael Coffey and Francesca Storey-Harris and associates Yoana Georgieva, Aseda Ghartey-Tagoe, Eve Salamon, Vera Wang, Sher Lin Wong and Saurav Zangeneh; debt finance partners Layton Bell, Kirsteen Nicol and Tom Roberts; tax partners Sara Zablotney, Mavnick Nerwal, Anthony Antioch and Timothy Campany and associates Bryan Leighton and Brittany Nguyen; technology & IP transactions partners Emma Flett, Max Harris, Aaron Lorber, Jeffrey Seroogy; environmental transactions partner Michael Saretsky and associate Gabe Almario; executive compensation partners Karsten Busby and Michael Krasnovsky; employee benefits partner Chris Chase and associate Annika Morin and employment & labor partner Jackie Heffernan.

Jun 21

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis is advising Lyra Bidco Limited (Bidco), a newly-formed company indirectly wholly-owned by investment funds advised by affiliates of Blackstone Inc., on the revised recommended cash acquisition by Bidco of the entire issued, and to be issued, ordinary share capital of Hipgnosis. The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers has granted its consent under Section 8 of Appendix 7 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers for the acquisition to be implemented by way of a scheme of arrangement under Part VIII of the Companies Law. The revised offer values Hipgnosis' entire issued, and to be issued, ordinary share capital at approximately $1,584 million (which is equivalent to £1,272 million based on the Announcement Exchange Rate). The increase of $0.01 per Hipgnosis share from the acquisition price to the revised offer price has come about as a result of discussions between the Hipgnosis Board, Bidco Board and their respective advisers and in part reflects Hipgnosis incurring lower adviser fees in respect of the transaction than previously expected. Read the London Stock Exchange Announcement The Kirkland team is led by corporate partners Francesca Storey-Harris, Aprajita Dhundia and David Higgins and associates Chris Weale, Sam Salt, Joe Timmins and Dan Sarkin; and technology and IP transactions partners Seth Traxler and Rory Wellever and associate Michael James.

Jun 5

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis advises Thoma Bravo's portfolio company, J.D. Power, a global leader in data analytics, on its definitive agreement to acquire Autovista Group, a leading pan-European and Australian automotive data, analytics, and industry insights provider. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of 2023 and is subject to customary closing conditions. Read J.D. Power’s press release The Kirkland team is led by corporate partners Vincent Bergin, David Higgins, Francesca Storey-Harris and Dan Hoppe and associates Shaun Chung, Sher Lin Wong, Ece Osman and Isabel Lee and debt finance partners Brian Ford, Kirsteen Nicol and Lee Discher and associates Alex Straka, Frankie Butler, Alex Bender, Adrian Kilercioglu and Igor Musienko.

Sep 12

1 min