Vincent Bergin, David Higgins, Francesca Storey-Harris, Dan Hoppe, Shaun Chung, Sher Lin Wong, Ece Osman, Isabel Lee, Brian Ford, Kirsteen Nicol, Lee Discher, Alex Straka, Frankie Butler, Alex Bender, Adrian Kilercioglu, Igor Musienko
January 24, 2026
Kirkland Advises Thoma Bravo Portfolio Company, J.D. Power, on Acquisition of Autovista Group

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- Kirkland & Ellis is advising Thoma Bravo's portfolio company, J.D
- Power, on its definitive agreement to acquire Autovista Group, a provider of automotive data, analytics, and industry insights in Europe and Australia
- The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2023, pending customary closing conditions
- The Kirkland team includes corporate and debt finance partners and associates involved in the deal.
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.
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Vincent Bergin, David Higgins, Francesca Storey-Harris, Dan Hoppe, Shaun Chung, Sher Lin Wong, Ece Osman, Isabel Lee, Brian Ford, Kirsteen Nicol, Lee Discher, Alex Straka, Frankie Butler, Alex Bender, Adrian Kilercioglu, Igor Musienko
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