27 April, 2017
Kirkland & Ellis is advising the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of NYSE-listed Nord Anglia Education Inc., the leading global premium schools organization, in connection with its acquisition by a consortium led by funds affiliated with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Baring Private Equity Asia. The Merger Agreement, which values the transaction at approximately US$4.3 billion, was announced on April 25, 2017.
The Kirkland team is led by Hong Kong corporate partners Jesse Sheley and Xiaoxi Lin.