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Private equity

Private equity

The team advises a diverse range of clients, including investors, management teams, family offices and private equity firms, on investment rounds and exits. We have a particularly active international client base.

Our clients tend to operate in the mid-market space, up to £100 million, although the team has advised clients on deals with values of up to £500 million.

Benefitting from the breadth and depth of our experience, clients receive excellent and seamless support from our corporate and commercial lawyers, as well as those in our finance, tax, employment and incentives teams.

Key experience

Advised founding family of a British domestic holiday company

Advised one of the founding families of a British domestic holiday company on the sale of its stake in their company acquisition to a private equity company for £1.23 billion. As part of the acquisition the family retained a minority stake in the business, which also includes a large leisure hotels group and a UK caravan operator, employing more than 16,000 staff across 56 sites in the UK.

Advised private equity real estate firm

Advised an international private equity real estate firm on its joint venture with a specialist developer to acquire and develop sites in major UK cities for student accommodation.

Acted for an international tech client

Acted for an international tech client on its investment into a UK cloud computing business. We advised on all aspects of the transaction, from early commercial discussions to highly bespoke deal negotiations.

Acted for senior members of management

Acted for senior members of management on the sale of a digital marketing, operations and consulting company to a UK-based private equity firm. The deal included the issuing of shares to the management in the new company structure.

Advised a Hong Kong energy technology company

Advised a Hong Kong energy technology company on its equity investment into an Austrian company with subsidiaries in various jurisdictions including Sweden.

Owner of a premium brand

Represented the largest individual investor of a company that owns a premium brand during a sale and rollover investment process with a private equity fund buyer, for an overall nine figure deal value.

Meet our team