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January 24, 2026
Kirkland Advises EP Corporate Group on Possible Offer for International Distributions Services plc

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- Kirkland & Ellis is advising EP Corporate Group a.s
- on a potential offer to acquire all shares of International Distributions Services plc (IDS) not already owned by EP Group and its affiliates, including VESA Equity Investment S.à r.l
- The proposal values IDS's entire issued share capital at approximately £3.5 billion
- The Kirkland team is led by corporate partners Dipak Bhundia, Jiri Peterka, David Higgins, and antitrust partner Matthew Sinclair-Thomson.
Kirkland & Ellis is advising EP Corporate Group a.s. on the possible offer for the entire issued, and to be issued, share capital of International Distributions Services plc (IDS) not already owned by EP Group and its affiliates, namely VESA Equity Investment S.à r.l. The proposal values the entire issued share capital of IDS at approximately £3.5 billion. Read the London Stock Exchange Announcement The Kirkland team is led by corporate partners Dipak Bhundia, Jiri Peterka and David Higgins and antitrust & competition partner Matthew Sinclair-Thomson.
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