Kristy Duru
Biography
Overview
Kristy Duru is an associate in our global M&A and Corporate practice based in London and is a member of our fast growth practice.
Kristy has experience advising clients across a broad range of corporate transactions including private mergers and acquisitions, growth equity and venture capital financings and reorganisations.
Experience
Representing Carlyle as lead investor in a series B investment in Hack the Box, a cybersecurity training platform.
Representing Gorillas, the on-demand grocery delivery company, on its sale to Getir.
Representing Fifth Wall as co-lead investor in a series A investment in AltoVita, a cloud-based corporate accommodation platform.
Representing SoftBank Vision Fund II as lead investor in a €300 million series D investment into the Rimac Group, a Croatian hypercar company.
Representing Hiro Capital as lead investor in the series A funding round of Machinations, a game economies design platform.
Representing Argus Media in a minority investment in Vakt Holdings Limited, a blockchain platform that streamlines commodity trading processes.
Representing a NASDAQ-listed software company in a series of four cross-border acquisitions in the UK and Ireland.*
Representing a leading silicon photonics company on its £1.2 billion SPAC merger and business combination.*
Representing an AIM-listed advertising technology company on its £135 million public takeover by way of a scheme of arrangement.*
*Experience prior to joining White & Case.
