Patrick J. Harrison

In recent years, Patrick has advised:

• Achieve Partners on its acquisition of a majority stake in Boclips.
• KKR on its majority acquisition of Biosynth Carbosynth, a Swiss life sciences reagents and custom synthesis and manufacturing services company.
• KKR on its investment in Ornikar, a European provider of road safety education.
• Summit Partners on its US$68 million growth equity investment in online language school Lingoda GmbH.
• KKR on its investment in Feedzai, a leading cloud-based financial risk management platform.
• ARDIAN France S.A. on the acquisition of a majority stake in the GBA Group.
• KKR on its investment in Nordic Bioscience, a Danish biomarker development company.
• Bain Capital on its acquisition of Astral SteriTech Private Limited, a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer.
• Great Hill Partners in connection with its acquisition of Notonthehighstreet, a UK curated online marketplace.
• KKR on its participation in a US$530 million funding round in Wolt, a leading European food delivery business based in Finland.
• Arvelle Therapeutics, a Swiss-based biopharmaceutical company, on its sale to Angelini Pharma for a total cash consideration of up to US$960 million.
• Summit Partners on its €50 million investment in Solactive AG, a technology-enabled provider of indices and index solutions to the global financial services industry.
• TowerBrook Capital Partners in its sale of and re-investment in Independent Clinical Services Group to Onex Corporation.
• ACPS Automotive,a technology and market leader in towbars/hitches for cars, SUVs, and vans, on the completion of its financial restructuring.
• TowerBrook Capital Partners on the acquisition of the Azzurri Group.
• Summit Partners on its investment in Appway.
• TowerBrook Capital Partners on the acquisition of CarTrawler.
• GHO Capital Partners LLP on its acquisition of Ardena.
• Anixter International Inc. in its acquisition by an affiliate of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) in an all cash transaction for US$3.8 billion.
• eBay, Inc. on its 2019 acquisition from Cox Automotive of Motors.co.uk, a UK-based vehicle advertising rival to eBay’s own eBay Motors and Gumtree Motors offerings. The UK’s CMA cleared the deal unconditionally at Phase I, notwithstanding that the CMA had initially raised concerns, and called the parties in for an Issues Meeting. 
• Blackbaud, Inc. on the 2017 acquisition of its rival, JustGiving, the UK’s leading online charity donations platform. The CMA cleared the Blackbaud/JustGiving transaction unconditionally at Phase I, despite the fact the CMA had found that the parties had a combined share of 70–80 percent in the UK online fundraising platforms sector.  
• Recall Corporation in its 2016 acquisition by rival document management provider Iron Mountain, Inc. for US$2.6 billion. In a derogation from the CMA’s usual practice, Patrick and the Sidley London team secured the CMA’s consent to close the deal globally, notwithstanding that an in-depth Phase II review was ongoing. At the expiry of the Phase II review, the deal was approved subject only to very light divestments which were limited to Northern Scotland.
• Heineken N.V. in relation to the antitrust aspects of its 2016 acquisition for US$781 million of certain assets from rival Diageo plc, including rights to the Red Stripe beer brand. Leading on the antitrust aspects of the case, Patrick ensured that the CMA’s Initial Enforcement Order (mandating that the acquired assets be held separate pending approval) was limited geographically to the UK on the same day it was imposed. The deal was then approved unconditionally on working day 20 of the CMA’s 40-working day Phase I review period.
• Mastercard Europe in relation to ongoing UK and EU judicial review proceedings regarding competition law-influenced aspects of the EU’s Interchange Fee Regulation and second Payment Services Directive.
• Japanese industrial manufacturer, Nidec Corporation, on the antitrust aspects of its 2016 US$1.2 billion strategic acquisition of the motors, drives and generators businesses of Emerson Electric Company, a deal that required approvals in Brazil, China, the EU, India, Korea and the United States.
• Chinese conglomerate HNA on the antitrust aspects of its 2017 acquisition for US$1.2 billion of CWT, a deal that required approval in China, COMESA, the EU, Kenya, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan and Turkey.
• Private equity investors Mid Europa Partners, Towerbrook and KKR on various 2016, 2017 and 2019 investments and sales, including Towerbrook and KKR on their acquisition of a stake in OVH Groupe SAS, Towerbrook on its investment in Van Dijk Educatie, Mid Europa Partners on its sale of Alpha Medical and TowerBrook in its sale of Metallo to Aurubis AG.

• Law Society of England and Wales European Group