Jonathan advises on a range of corporate matters, including domestic and cross-border M&A, private equity, GP stakes transactions and corporate advisory.
Jonathan acts for a broad client base, including private equity funds, private credit funds, management teams, large corporates and entrepreneurs. He advises on mergers, acquisitions and disposals, restructurings, joint ventures and corporate governance.
The majority of his matters are multi-jurisdictional and in addition to his qualification as a solicitor of England and Wales, Jonathan is also qualified under South African law.
Experience
- Advising leading UK food and renewable-energy producer Staples Vegetables (Staples) as it enters a strategic partnership with global agribusiness investment firm, Solum Partners.
- Advising long-standing client Hayfin on its strategic partnerships with Mubadala Investment Company and AXA IM Prime.
- Advising Signal Capital Partners on its strategic partnership with Armen, a European GP-stakes investor.
- Advising Hayfin on its agreement with Arctos Partners, a private investment firm, to support a management buyout of the business, acquiring British Columbia Management Corporation’s majority stake.
- Advising independent specialty insurance and reinsurance broker BMS Group on an agreement with Eurazeo for an additional investment which values the business at £1.75bn.
- Advising Mayfair Equity Partners on its backing of Access Partnership’s management buyout.
- Advising the owners of Memoria, a UK developer and operator of private crematoria and memorial parks on its sale to investment management company Darwin Alternatives.
- Advising the shareholders of Integrated Medhealth Communication (IMC) on the acquisition by Waterland Private Equity Group of the entire share capital of IMC.