Leveraged buy-outs
Examples of our recent work include:
3i
Acting for 3i on the acquisition, following a competitive auction process, of Bestinvest (Holdings) Limited, a wealth management/IFA business.
Alchemy
Advising Alchemy on the acquisition of Noonan Services Group, the Irish multi-service support company, and on the acquisition of Hutchison Network Services UK Limited (trading as "Geo"), which owns and operates a fibre optic cable network throughout the UK, from Hutchison Whampoa Limited.
August Equity LLP
Acting for August Equity LLP on the acquisitions of 4Projects Holdings Limited, a provider of project collaboration software primarily for the construction industry, and Lifeways Community Care Limited, a supported living provider.
Darwin Private Equity
Acting for Darwin Private Equity on its £75m acquisition of Maximuscle Holdings Limited, the manufacturer of sports nutrition supplements.
Darwin Private Equity
Advising Darwin Private Equity in relation to the management buy-out of retail and wholesale fashion label Fenn, Wright and Manson, from its founding shareholders and management team.
Duke Street Capital
Advising Duke Street Capital on its tertiary buy-out of wagamama, a chain of Japanese-style noodle bars with outlets in the UK and the US and franchise operations in Europe, the Middle East and the Asian-Pacific region.
Exponent Private Equity
Advising Exponent Private Equity on its disposal of Cardsave.
General Atlantic
Advising General Atlantic on its buy-outs of AKQA, an interactive marketing and electronic interface business, and Aeroflex, a worldwide provider of specialised test and measurement equipment and microelectronic solutions.
Graphite Capital Partners
Advising Graphite Capital Partners in relation to the £45m management buy-out of Teaching Personnel, the UK's third largest provider of supply teachers and support staff to schools.
Healthcare Brands International Limited
Advising Healthcare Brands International Limited on the sale by its subsidiary, HBI Sweden Holdings AB, of Antula Holding AB.
Phoenix Equity Partners
Advising Phoenix Equity Partners on its £95.6m acquisition of Ashtead Technology.
TA Associates, Inc.
Advising TA Associates, Inc. on the acquisition of M and M Direct Limited, an online merchant of sporting and clothing goods.
TA Associates
Advising TA Associates on the acquisition of Cath Kidston, the consumer goods retailer operating from 20 plus outlets in the UK and Japan.
Vision Capital
Acting for Vision Capital on the acquisition of BrightHouse, a UK based rent-to-own business, and Thresher Wines Holdings Limited, the off-licence chain, from Pensions Corporation.
Weight Partners Capital LLP
Advising Weight Partners Capital LLP in relation to the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Boxclever from private equity investors.
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