Key Takeaways
- • Akin advised Forge, a global B2B events and media company and portfolio company of funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, on its acquisition of Kisaco Research.
- • Kisaco Research is a London-based events and media business that builds conferences and communities across technology, healthcare, wellness and legal markets.
- • The deal adds Kisaco's portfolio of specialist events to Forge's brands, including its flagship AI Infra Summit, and expands Forge's presence in high-growth specialist markets.
- • The Akin team was led by private equity partner Jono Hamill in London and private equity partners Gerald Brant, Jeff Kochain and Brittany Harrison in New York.
Summary
Akin advised Forge, a global business-to-business events and media company, on its acquisition of Kisaco Research, according to the law firm's announcement. Forge is a portfolio company of funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management. Kisaco Research is a London-based events and media business that develops conferences and communities across technology, healthcare, wellness and legal markets.
The transaction adds Kisaco's portfolio of specialist events to Forge's existing brands, including its flagship AI Infra Summit. The announcement says the combination expands Forge's presence across high-growth specialist markets. No deal value was disclosed in the source material.
The Akin team was led by private equity partner Jono Hamill in London and private equity partners Gerald Brant, Jeff Kochain and Brittany Harrison in New York. The team also included private equity partner Stephen Brown; corporate counsel Charlotte Irvine; senior counsel Oliver Spratt; associates Theo Sawkins and Dan Breen; tax partner Natasha Kaye and associate Iffat Ahmad; and international trade associate Simi Malhi.
Akin describes itself as an international law firm with more than 1,100 lawyers across the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
The transaction adds Kisaco's portfolio of specialist events to Forge's existing brands, including its flagship AI Infra Summit. The announcement says the combination expands Forge's presence across high-growth specialist markets. No deal value was disclosed in the source material.
The Akin team was led by private equity partner Jono Hamill in London and private equity partners Gerald Brant, Jeff Kochain and Brittany Harrison in New York. The team also included private equity partner Stephen Brown; corporate counsel Charlotte Irvine; senior counsel Oliver Spratt; associates Theo Sawkins and Dan Breen; tax partner Natasha Kaye and associate Iffat Ahmad; and international trade associate Simi Malhi.
Akin describes itself as an international law firm with more than 1,100 lawyers across the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
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