Kathryn Alexander is an associate in Dechert’s global private equity group. Ms. Alexander advises financial sponsor clients on a range of complex private equity and corporate matters, including public and private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, co-investments and other equity transactions.

Ms. Alexander has experience in various sectors, including telecommunications, software, insurance and retail, but has a particular focus on private equity real estate, having advised on deals involving logistics, data centres, arena developments and hotels.

    • Davies Group Limited (a portfolio company of BC Partners), on the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Worksmart Limited, a leading supplier of regulatory technology for people and process management in the UK.
    • Brookfield on its majority investment in a €500 million joint venture to acquire, develop and manage logistics and industrial assets throughout Iberia.
    • GIC on its U$525 million joint venture with Equinix to develop and operate two xScale™ data centres in South Korea.
    • GIC on its US$1+ billion co-investment with Equinix to develop and operate xScale™ data centres in Japan.
    • Oak View Group on its joint venture arrangements with City Football Group in respect of the development of “Co-op Live”, a £350 million indoor music and entertainment venue being built in Manchester.
    • A consortium consisting of Apax, Warburg Pincus, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan on the US$4.3 billion take private of Inmarsat, a British satellite communications group.
    • Blackstone on the recommended £4.77 billion cash offer for Merlin Entertainments, a global leader in location-based family entertainment.
    • Vista Equity Partners on the acquisition by its portfolio company Mediaocean of Flashtalking from TA Associates.
    • BC Partners on the acquisition of a majority stake in United Group, a leading media and communication services provider across Southeast Europe, from KKR.
    • Davies Group, a portfolio company of BC Partners, on the strategic acquisition of Asta, a leading third party managing agent at Lloyd’s.
    • Presidio, Inc., a portfolio company of BC Partners, on its acquisition of Arkphire, a leading IT product procurement and services company.
    • TDR Capital and its portfolio company, Stonegate Pub Company, on the £1.27 billion recommended cash offer for Ei Group.
    • Funds managed by Apax Partners on the acquisition of PIB Group, a leading independent insurance intermediary.
    • Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, one of the largest global hospitality companies, on the sale of its European vacation rental business to Platinum Equity for c. US$1.3 billion.
    • Marguerite Adviser S.A., on the sale by the Marguerite Fund of a portfolio of five European infrastructure assets to Pantheon.

    Includes matters handled at Dechert or prior to joining the firm.