Kirkland & Ellis is advising Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL) on signing definitive agreements to acquire a 45% co-control stake in Rayner, a leading manufacturer of intraocular lenses and related products. GBL will invest ~€0.5 billion of equity alongside incumbent shareholders CVC and the Rayner management team. Read GBL’s press release The Kirkland team includes corporate lawyers Vincent Bergin, Adrian Maguire and Carmella Crinnion; debt finance lawyer Evgeny Zborovsky; and tax lawyer Peter Abbott.