They’ve Got Next: The 40 Under 40 - John Pitts of Kirkland & Ellis

Please describe two of your most substantial, recent wins in practice.
I represented a consortium led by KKR and GIP in the approximately $15 billion take-private of CyrusOne Inc., a premier global data center real estate investment trust. Successfully closing this transaction required seamless cross-border coordination in numerous foreign jurisdictions, an extensive post-signing syndication effort that included multiple sovereign wealth funds, and a unique hybrid infrastructure/real estate financing structure.

I also represented KKR in a yearlong series of transactions creating one of the largest fixed-based operator networks in the world, beginning with the $4.475 billion acquisition of Atlantic Aviation ...