Kirkland & Ellis’ work advising KKR & Co. Inc. in a new $775 million deal highlights the law firm’s recruiting push in London, where top US players are fighting for talent.
Lawyers from Kirkland and Baker McKenzie are representing KKR in the deal to take control of British public relations agency FGS Global. KKR is buying WPP Plc’s 50% stake in the company, which is now valued at $1.7 billion, in a transaction announced Wednesday.
Kirkland’s KKR team is led by UK corporate partners Alvaro Membrillera, Pelin Demirdere Eski, and Adam Wollstein, along with debt finance partners Ian Barratt and ...
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