About
Stephen leads our Sponsor Solutions group.
He advises clients across the spectrum of private capital transactions including secondaries, GP sales, leveraged buyouts and preferred equity investments.
Experience
- Advising European asset manager Aermont Capital on the sale of an initial 50% stake to Keppel Corporation Limited.
- Advising the lead investor in a continuation fund to purchase Froneri, a global ice cream manufacturer.
- Advising a lead investor in respect of a $2.2bn GP-led multi-asset continuation fund transaction established by Five Arrows.
- Advising a lead investor in a continuation vehicle formed to acquire majority control of David Lloyd Leisure.
- Advising Crestline Investors on its preferred equity solution to Foster Denovo, a UK based wealth manager.
- Advising private equity firm Epiris on the acquisition of Amber Taverns by one of its advised funds, Epiris Fund III.
- Advising Exponent on its acquisition of H&MV Engineering Limited, an Irish-headquartered business specialising in high voltage electrical engineering.
- Advising US private equity house Wellspring Capital on the merger of its portfolio company Airswift, a global workforce solutions provider with Competentia, a global recruiting and workforce management specialist.
- Advising Waterland Private Equity Investments on its acquisition of Priory Group, the leading provider of behavioural healthcare services in the UK, from Acadia Healthcare Company Inc.
- Advising Legal & General on its acquisition of a 40% equity stake in Pemberton Asset Management Holdings Limited.
- Advising on the purchase of a stake in Liberty department store.
- Advising on the c.€400m Lion Capital continuation fund for Picard and Authentic Brands Group.
- Advising private equity firm Epiris on the sale of TI Media, the large UK publisher previously known as Time Inc UK, to Future plc.
- Advising Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank on their acquisition of the private equity fund portfolio of the National Bank of Greece.
- Advising Caledonia Investments plc on its acquisition of The Liberation Group from LGV Capital.
- Advising Wellspring Capital Management on the merger of Swift Worldwide Resources and Air Energi.