Luke Powell Partner
Luke co-heads the firm’s mergers and acquisitions group.
He advises on all aspects of public and private M&A transactions (both domestic and cross-border) and particularly specialises in private equity.
Recent work
Legal & General
Advising Legal & General on its subscription for a 40 per cent equity stake in Pemberton Asset Management Holdings Limited and on its initial commitment to invest €250m through the Pemberton platform.
J.C. Flowers & Co.
Advising J.C. Flowers & Co. on its acquisition of Cabot Credit Management Limited from AnaCap Financial Partners LLP.
Goldman Sachs
Advising Goldman Sachs on multiple transactions including the €1.2bn acquisition of and investment in ABN AMRO’s UK, Netherlands and Nordic private equity portfolio.
L-3 Communications
Advising L-3 Communications on its £143m acquisition of CTC Aviation from Inflexion Private Equity Partners and on the £83m acquisition of Thales’ civil aircraft simulation and training business.
ICAP plc
Advising ICAP plc on multiple investments and acquisitions including the acquisition of TriOptima AB for an initial consideration of €110m and of The Link Asset and Securities Company Limited, a leading global equity derivatives broker, for £280m.
Hermes Fund Manager
Advising Hermes Fund Managers on the sale of its direct private equity business to Bridgepoint Capital and the merger of its private equity fund of fund business with Gartmore.
Darwin Private Equity
Advising Darwin Private Equity on a number of transactions, including the acquisition of Phase4, The A&A Group, Fenn Wright Manson and the £162m exit of Maxinutrition to GlaxoSmithKline.