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Gerard Kelly

Managing Associate, Corporate Finance
London, UK

Expertise

Gerard is a Managing Associate in the Private Equity team. His experience is focused on private equity and corporate / M&A transactions, advising, principally, private equity sponsors and other institutional investors on a variety of investment transactions, including buyouts, divestments, carve-outs, joint ventures, minority investments and special situations as well as general corporate advisory work for investee entities. He has acted in transactions covering a wide range of sectors, including tech / SaaS, engineering, manufacturing, energy, consumer, food and drink, media and transport. Prior to joining Addleshaw Goddard, Gerard was an associate in the private equity groups at two US firms and a magic circle firm in London.

Experience

Advising Bridges Fund Management on its acquisition of Alina Homecare, a leading UK provider of care to vulnerable elderly people.
Advising the senior management team on the sale by Cinven of Kurt Geiger to Steve Madden for £289m.
Advising Nash Squared on the carve out and sale of IT services outsourcing business, NashTech, to PAG.
Advising British International Investment, Norfund and Swedfund in relation to their investment in AgDevCo (a specialist investor focused on sustainable agricultural businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa)
Advising Blantyre Capital and its portfolio company, DC Foods, on its acquisition of a target in the foods and drinks industry.*
Advising PMB Capital on its co-investment, alongside Octopus Energy and Legal and General, in ground-source heat pump business, Kensa Group. *
Advising Exigent Group on its acquisition by Morae Global.*
Advising Macquarie on its $2.2 billion acquisition of an aircraft portfolio from ALAFCO Aviation Lease and Finance Company K.S.C.P. *
Advising EMK Capital on its acquisition of Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) from the Williams Formula 1 group and its subsequent exit from WAE upon its sale

Education