Gibson Dunn Advises AIMCo on Viridor Stake Acquisition
Firm News | October 19, 2026
Gibson Dunn advised Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) on its participation in a consortium, alongside Equitix and GCM Grosvenor, to acquire a 50% interest in Viridor Group from KKR. The transaction is one of the largest U.K. infrastructure transactions of the year.
Viridor is the U.K.’s largest energy-from-waste platform. It operates 12 energy-from-waste facilities across the U.K., with two more under construction. The investment is AIMCo’s first in the energy-from-waste sector.
The Gibson Dunn team was led by partner Alice Brogi and included partners Simon Tysoe, James Chandler, and James O’Donnell; of counsel Gisele Zouein and Graham Crocker; and associates Amith Damerla, Lena Tarrin, Max Knowles, Imogen Ormerod, Luke Higgins, and Sam Fernandez.