Kirkland & Ellis International LLP supports European and US financial investors, including private equity and real estate funds as well as sovereign wealth and pension funds, in national and cross-border transactions in the large-cap sector; the support in the mid-cap segment as well as sponsored public-to-private transactions are recent growth areas. Among the key contacts are Benjamin Leyendecker, who advises financial investors and strategists on taking-private transactions and corporate restructuring, Attila Oldag (PE, M&A, capital markets law) and Philip Goj, who advises strategists and investors on PE and M&A transactions as well as public takeovers.

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  • 'Ben Leyendecker and Philip Goj: Excellent knowledge and responsiveness.'

Key clients

  • Oakley Capital
  • XXXLutz Gruppe
  • Gordon Brothers
  • EP Investment S.à r.l.
  • KLAR Partners
  • Nordic Capital
  • Charlesbank Capital Partners
  • Bain Capital
  • GIC Private Equity
  • Cinven

Work highlights

  • Advising GIC Private Equity on a long-term minority investment in German industrial gas manufacturer Messer worth €2 billion.
  • Advising Nordic Capital on the acquisition of a majority stake in corpuls | GS Elektromedizinische Geräte G. Stemple GmbH.
  • Advising the XXXLutz Group on a voluntary public takeover offer to acquire all outstanding shares of home24 SE with a total volume of €250 million. #### ORIGINAL #### Beratung der XXXLutz Gruppe bei einem freiwilligen öffentlichen Übernahmeangebot für den Erwerb sämtlicher ausstehender Aktien der home24 SE mit einem Gesamtvolumen von €250 Millionen.

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Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Ben Leyendecker is a corporate partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. He focuses on M&A and private equity transactions and has wide ranging experience in sponsored and strategic taking private transactions and corporate reorganizations.
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Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Dr. Philip Goj is a corporate partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. He advises financial sponsors and corporate clients on the preparation and implementation of M&A projects as well as public takeovers. In the field of corporate and capital markets law, he focuses on shareholders‘ meetings, capital measures and other structural measures as well as on matters relating to corporate governance, securities trading law and groups of companies.