Stuart Boyd, Aneeq Durrani, Jessica Corr, Jamie Gordon, Christopher Weale, Callum Alder, Sophie Thomas, Timothy Lowe, Ed Moberly
January 24, 2026
Kirkland Advises Asda Group on £2.27B Acquisition of EG Group’s UK and Ireland Business
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- Kirkland & Ellis is advising Asda Group, owned by the Issa brothers, TDR Capital, and Walmart, on acquiring EG Group’s UK and Ireland operations for approximately £2.27 billion
- EG Group’s assets include around 350 petrol filling stations and over 1,000 food-to-go locations
- The transaction will result in a combined group with nearly £30 billion in annual revenues, serving about 21 million customers weekly
- The Kirkland team is led by several corporate and tax partners and associates.
Kirkland & Ellis is advising Asda Group, owned by the Issa brothers, investment funds managed by TDR Capital and Walmart, on the acquisition of EG Group’s UK and Ireland operations for an enterprise value of c. £2.27 billion. EG Group’s UK and Ireland businesses consist of c. 350 petrol filling station sites and over 1,000 food-to-go locations. The deal will create a group with combined revenues of nearly £30 billion, serving some 21 million customers every week. Read Asda’s press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Stuart Boyd, Aneeq Durrani and Jessica Corr and associates Jamie Gordon, Christopher Weale, Callum Alder and Sophie Thomas and tax partners Timothy Lowe and Ed Moberly.
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Stuart Boyd, Aneeq Durrani, Jessica Corr, Jamie Gordon, Christopher Weale, Callum Alder, Sophie Thomas, Timothy Lowe, Ed Moberly
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