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Karen Guch

Karen Guch

Partner
Baker & McKenzie LLP

Biography

Karen joined Baker McKenzie's Kuala Lumpur office in 1998 and has been a partner in the Firm's London office since 2007. She is the global chair of Private Equity, having previously served as EMEA chair of Private Equity. She is also a member of the Firm’s Global Management Committee.

Practice Focus

Karen is focused on leveraged buyouts, investments, acquisitions, disposals and carve outs for UK and international private equity clients. A large proportion of Karen's work is in relation to cross border or multi-country transactions.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Acting for KKR on multiple acquisitions or investments including:
    • its takeover offer of Spectris plc
    • its acquisition of the Karo Healthcare group
    • its acquisition of Biotage AB
    • its acquisition of Nexeye
    • its acquisition of the Superstruct Entertainment Group
    • its investment in Vitesse PSP Ltd.
    • its acquisition of Wella
    • its acquisition of ERM
    • its acquisition of FGS Global
  • Acting for IVI RMA on its acquisition of Eugin Group, Fresenius’ fertility and reproduction-services business
  • Acting for Platinum Equity in respect of its acquisition and carve-out of the diabetic devices business (LifeScan) from Johnson & Johnson and providing support on multiple portfolio companies throughout the Platinum Equity portfolio.
  • Acting for OpenGate Capital on it acquisition of Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems and providing support on multiple portfolio companies within the OpenGate Capital portfolio.

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Law Society of England and Wales

Admissions

  • England & Wales~United Kingdom (2001)
  • Malaysia (1998)

Education

  • College of Law (Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test) (2000)
  • University of Cambridge (LL.M.) (1997)
  • BPP Law School (L.S.F.) (1996)
  • King's College London (LL.B.) (1995)

Languages

  • English
  • Malay

Previous Offices

  • Kuala Lumpur

Firm Committee Memberships

  • Member of the London Management Committee
  • Global Chair of Private Equity
  • Member of the Firm's Policy Committee
Baker & McKenzie LLP, an English partnership, is a member of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein.