Kirkland Advises EQT in Purchase of Baring Private Equity Asia

March 18, 2022, 10:54 AM UTC

Kirkland & Ellis is advising EQT AB on the Sweden-headquartered private equity firm’s agreement to acquire pan-Asian buyout firm Baring Private Equity Asia.

Paul Weiss, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, and Sweden-based law firm Mannheimer Swartling are advising Hong Kong-based Baring and its CEO Jean Eric Salata, according to a statement.

EQT is paying 6.8 billion euros ($7.5 billion), which includes 191.2 million new ordinary EQT shares valued at 5.3 billion euros ($5.8 billion), plus 1.5 billion euros in cash, according to a statement.

Swedish law firm Vinge also advised EQT on the transaction, which, according to Bloomberg News, is ...

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