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Overview
Hervé Irankunda is an associate in the Corporate M&A practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s London office.
Hervé has a broad corporate practice with a particular focus on private mergers and acquisitions. His practice also covers joint ventures, investments and group restructurings, as well as general corporate and commercial advice, for a mix of financial sponsors and multinational corporations.
Hervé has also spent time on secondment at the Dubai office of another international law firm.
Education
- University of Law, LPC, 2018
- University of Law, LLM Professional Legal Practice, 2018
- University of Liverpool, LLB Law, 2017
Representations
Private and Public M&A
- TeamViewer on the acquisition of 1E, a leading U.K.-based international digital employee experience platform, from Carlyle Europe Technology Partners.
- Smithfield Foods, Inc. and its shareholder, WH Group Limited, on Smithfield’s $522 million IPO on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
- A multi-national geotechnical engineering company on the buy-out of its joint venture partner in Saudi Arabia.*
- DHL Global Forwarding on the acquisition of Danzas AEI Emirates, a leading provider of logistics facilities and related services.*
- A multinational pharmaceutical conglomerate on a global carve-out of certain business units.*
- A property fund listed on the London Stock Exchange on a proposed public takeover.*
- Daejan Holdings plc on the £1.3 billion recommended takeover, by way of court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement.*
Private Equity
- An Abu Dhabi-based investor, on the outbound investment into a data centre owner and operator.
- Senior secured lenders and shareholders of the Enzen Group on the holistic operational and financial restructuring.
- STG Partners on U.K. internal reorganisation matters in connection with the merger of CAI Software and Print ePS.
- Positive Zero, an integrated decarbonization-as-a-service platform, on the strategic investment of up to $400 million by funds managed by Blackrock.*
*Matters completed before joining Paul Hastings.
News
Engagement & Publications
- "Crash Course on Merger Control, " American Bar Association, Speaker