Stephen is a corporate and M&A lawyer who specialises in private equity.
He advises across the spectrum of private capital transactions, including secondaries, GP sales, leveraged buyouts and preferred equity investments.
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 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.
Advising senior management on the sale of Fintrax Group to Eurazeo.
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.
"Stephen Pike is excellent. Stephen is always available, communicates complex points in a straightforward style and knows our key concerns well. Stephen has a great command of the details but is also capable of taking the 1,000 foot view and identifying what’s truly important."
The UK Legal 500 2022