Experience

• • Five Arrows, the alternative assets arm of Rothschild & Co, and n2y in the merger of Texthelp with n2y.
  • A UK private equity sponsor in a single asset continuation fund to house an existing stake in a leasing business.
  • Prudential Financial in the formation of Prismic Life Reinsurance, a licensed Class E Bermuda-based life and annuity reinsurance company.
  • Zhongzhi Enterprise Group in the sale of a controlling stake in Aqseptence Group, an international equipment and solutions provider focused on water treatment and liquid/solid separation, to funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management.
  • Schneider Electric in its proposed sale of its Gutor business to Latour Capital.
  • Schneider Electric in the spin-off of Schneider Electric Russia to the local management team.
  • Certain holders of second lien term loans issued by Integro Parent Inc., part of Tysers Insurance Brokers, Ltd., a leading Lloyds independent broker, in a transaction under which AUB Group Limited will acquire Tysers from Odyssey Investment Partners for $615.2 million.
  • Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in its acquisition of PwC’s Global Mobility Tax and Immigration Services practice, the global leader in employee tax, immigration, business travel, cross-border managed services, and payroll solutions to multinational organizations and their employees.
  • Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in financing aspects of its £7 billion recommended cash offer for Morrisons.
  • Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in its sale of a minority stake in Belron to Hellman & Friedman, BlackRock and GIC, which valued the company at €21 billion.
  • Temasek, a shareholder of BluJay Solutions (BluJay), in the $1.7 billion sale of BluJay to E2open Parent Holdings.
  • Pantheon in its equity investment as part of the proposed £2 billion takeover by KKR of John Laing Group plc.
  • GoDaddy in its acquisitions of the .club and .design domain extensions, as well as 28 domain extensions (and certain other business assets) owned and operated by Minds + Machines Group Limited (MMX).
  • CANDRIAM and its affiliate New York Life Investments Alternatives in their strategic partnership with Kartesia Management, a private credit manager, and the related acquisition of a minority stake in the firm.
  • Helios Investment Partners in its launch of Africa Specialty Risk Group, a reinsurance business.
  • Helios Investment Partners in its role as financial sponsor of sub-Saharan Africa’s first LNG import terminal comprising a purpose-built floating regasification unit twinned with an existing LNG carrier in the port of Tema, Ghana.
  • Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in its investment in SOCOTEC Group, a leading global provider of testing, inspection and certification services focused on asset integrity.
  • Providence Equity Partners in its majority investment of €200 million in Smartly.io.
  • Lovell Minnick in its take-private deal for Charles Taylor, a leading provider of professional services to the global insurance market.
  • Capital Group Private Markets and other selling shareholders in the $1.85 billion sale of Eaton Towers to American Tower. The deal won the “M&A Deal of the Year” category at the IFLR1000 Sub-Saharan Africa Awards.
  • Julian Dunkerton, the co-founder of global fashion retailer Superdry, in his successful bid to return to the company’s board.
  • Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in its acquisition of a controlling interest in Westbury Street, a leading independent contract caterer and hospitality services provider in the UK.
  • A leading secondaries fund sponsor in its acquisition of a portfolio of venture capital and private equity interests from a major European private equity manager.
  • Helios Investment Partners in its investment in KMR Holding Pédagogique, a Morocco-based leading private higher education group.
  • HarbourVest Partners in its role in the £1.2 billion take-private acquisition of UK insurer esure.
  • Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in its acquisition of a 40% ownership interest in Belron, which valued the company at €3 billion.
  • Atkore in its acquisition of Flexicon.
  • Clayton, Dubilier & Rice as majority shareholder in Exova in the £620.3 million recommended cash acquisition of Exova by Element Materials Technology.
  • Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec in its investment in Datamars.
  • HarbourVest Partners in its £806.6 million acquisition of the investment portfolio of SVG Capital, a publicly listed investment fund. The acquisition followed an initial £1,015 million takeover offer by HarbourVest Partners for SVG Capital. The deal has been recognized by various industry award schemes, including the PEI Awards and being named Private Equity Deal Of The Year at the IFLR European Awards.
  • Dover Corporation in its acquisition of Fairbanks.
  • Dover Corporation in its acquisition of ProGauge.
  • AltaOne Capital in its acquisition, with Silver Lake, of a 37.6% interest in Cegid Group, valuing the company at ‎€580 million.
  • Helios Investment Partners in its acquisition of a majority stake in Telkom Kenya from The Orange Group.