Following Carlyle’s voluntary public takeover offer for SNP, Kirkland & Ellis advised Carlyle on entering into a domination and profit and loss transfer agreement (DPLTA) to establish control of SNP Schneider-Neureither & Partner SE (SNP). The DPLTA will become effective on January 1, 2026.
SNP, headquartered in Heidelberg, is a global technology platform leader and trusted partner for companies seeking data-enabled transformation capabilities and business agility. The company works with more than 3,000 customers of all sizes and in all industries in 80 countries and has around 1,600 employees worldwide.
Kirkland & Ellis also advised Carlyle on the voluntary public takeover offer for all outstanding shares of SNP, which was completed in April 2025.
The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Achim Herfs, Thomas Hornberger, Florian Sippel and Sabrina Seitz.