Pelin Demirdere Eski

Since joining Golden Flag, Pelin has worked on the following matters, advising:

• KPS Capital Partners in its acquisition of Sport Group.
• KKR in:
  • the acquisition of WPP's full equity position in FGS Global (FGS).
  • the acquisition of a majority stake in Accountor Software.
  • its acquisition of Superstruct Entertainment.
  • its cash acquisition of IQGeo for £333 million.
  • its acquisition of nexeye.
  • its acquisition of Telecom Italia’s fixed-line network for €22 billion.

Prior to joining Golden Flag, Pelin’s transactions include the representation of:

• Apollo Global Management, Inc. in its strategic and financial partnership with Sofinnova Partners.
• Asterion Industrial Partners in its acquisition of equity held by Oak Hill Advisors, Twin Point Capital and other minority shareholders in National Broadband Ireland.
• Chess.com, a portfolio company of funds managed by General Atlantic, in its acquisition of Play Magnus.
• Clearlake Capital Group in a consortium deal to acquire Chelsea Football Club.
• Funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. in:
  
  • the acquisition of United Living Group; and
  • the two-step acquisition of Gamenet Group S.p.A. through a share acquisition from TCP Lux Eurinvest S.à r.l. and Intralot Italian Investments B.V. followed by amandatory takeover for the remaining shares.
• General Atlantic in:
  
  • its investment in Acesso Digital;
  • its investment in Fireblocks;
  • its investment in HiBob;
  • its investment in Hotmart;
  • its investment in Howden Group Holdings; and
  • its investment in OutSystems.
• Gamenet Group S.p.A., a portfolio company of funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc., in its high yield bond offering.
• Hemnet Group, a portfolio company of funds managed by General Atlantic, in its initial public offering on NASDAQ Stockholm.
• KKR in:
  
  • the sale of its minority stake in the Spanish PV assets of Grupo T-Solar to Cubico Sustainable Investments;
  • its sale of South Staffordshire to pension funds and other institutional investors advised by Arjun Infrastructure Partners; and
  • its acquisition of Citation from HG Capital.
• KPS Capital Partners in:
  
  • its acquisition of Metra Holdings S.p.A. and Metra S.p.A.;
  • the sale of its portfolio company Chassis Brakes International Group to Hitachi; and
  • its acquisition of controlling equity interest in Princess Yachts.
• Sport Republic in:
  
  • its formation of the platform;
  • its acquisition of a majority stake in the English Premier League Southampton Football Club;
  • its acquisition of controlling equity interest in Göztepe S.K.; and
  • its acquisition of a controlling stake in Valenciennes FC.

Additional High Yield Experience advising:

• Grupo Antolin in various high yield issuances;
• Initial purchasers in offering by Corral Petroleum of its €624 million (equivalent) senior PIK toggle notes;
• Unilabs, one of Europe’s leading suppliers of clinical laboratory testing and medical diagnostic imaging services, on its €250 million senior notes issuance;
• Viridian, a leading utility active in the energy market across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, on its €600 million (equivalent) senior secured notes issuance; and
• Voyage Care, a provider of registered care homes and community based care services, on its £215 million senior secured notes and £35 million second lien notes issuance

Associate, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, 2017–2023

Associate, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, 2015–2017

Associate Attorney, Hergüner Bilgen Özeke Attorney Partnership, 2011–2014