Wim De Vlieger

In recent years, Wim has advised:

• KKR on its acquisition of Argenta, a leading animal pharmaceutical research and manufacturing company.
• KKR on its investment in Zwift.
• KKR on its sale of shares in OptimalPlus.
• KKR on its investment and follow-on investment in music platform Artlist.
• InspiraFarms on a new funding round as part of Sidley's Emerging Enterprises Pro Bono Program.
• Macquarie on its joint venture with Sun Hung Kai.
• Goldman Sachs on its investment in tech platform LumApps.  
• KKR on its initial investment and follow-on investment in KnowBe4, a security awareness training and simulated phishing platform provider, with participation from TenEleven Ventures. 
• Fnac Darty S.A., a leading European retailer of consumer electronics, editorial products and household appliances, in connection with its offering of €300 million 1.875% Senior Notes due 2024 and €350 million 2.625% Senior Notes due 2026.
• Goldman Sachs Private Capital on its investment in DocPlanner Group, a healthcare booking platform provider with operations in 15 countries. 
• Gilde Buy Out Partners in its investment in Caseking, a leading supplier of high-performance PC gaming equipment and peripherals.
• KKR on its investment in OutSystems, the global leader in low-code rapid application development, as part of a US$360 million investment round (together with Goldman Sachs). 
• KKR Growth, including on its investment in the Paris-based company Ivalua, and on its investment in the Berlin-based company GetYourGuide.
• NXP Semiconductors, on its merger with Freescale, on various issuances of senior cross-over notes and secured and unsecured high-yield notes, on its initial public offering on NASDAQ and subsequent secondary offerings, and on various liability management transactions.
• Apax Partners on various matters, including its exit from Plantasjen in Norway.
• KKR Infrastructure on a range of matters, including its acquisition of Q-Park in the Netherlands, its sale of Coriance in France, its sale of a 25 percent interest in South Staffordshire in the UK., its acquisition of a 33.4 percent interest of the renewable energy production business of Acciona in Spain, and on its investment in Renvico in Italy.
• Gestamp, on the sale of 80 percent of its solar renewable energy business to KKR and on the sale of its wind renewable energy business in Brazil to Actis.
• TDR Capital in connection with several high-yield debt offerings, including the senior secured notes offering by Keepmoat in the UK. and the fixed and floating rate senior secured notes offering by Stonegate Pub Company in the UK.

*Some of the above matters were handled by Wim prior to joining Sidley.