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Private equity

Tailored legal solutions to meet the unique needs of private equity investors and businesses, supporting a range of complex, multi-jurisdictional transactions across a range of sectors.

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Our Private Equity team has extensive experience working closely with a broad range of leading private equity and venture capital houses, investment funds, corporates, management teams, debt providers, family offices, and business angels.

We advise on the full range of private equity transactions, be they acquisitions, exits, add-ons, capital raisings, refinancings, public to private transactions or restructurings, applying the full breadth of our experience to ensure every stage is managed with precision.

Our pragmatic advice is tailored to your specific needs, helping you successfully navigate and negotiate complex and industry-specific transactions.

Our team draws on ‘best in class’ specialist tax, employment, IP and finance expertise from across the firm, and providing comprehensive ongoing commercial and corporate support to investee companies as they grow and develop.

When cross border elements arise, we work seamlessly with lawyers from a network of preferred international partner firms.

When it’s time to execute an exit strategy, we have a proven track record in listings, trade sales, and secondary market transactions, ensuring the best possible outcome for your business.

Services

Buy-outs and buy-ins

Acting on complex management buy-outs and buy-ins.

Exit strategies

Handling secondary and tertiary buy-outs, trade sales, listings – and other exit options – with precision.

Bolt-ons

Advising efficiently on private-equity backed add-on and bolt-on acquisitions.

Business sales and acquisitions

Supporting purchasers, vendors and management on the sale and acquisition of businesses.

Development capital and fundraising transactions

Advising on early stage, growth, and development capital fundraisings.

Debt financing and refinancing

Providing expert advice on debt financing, refinancing, and restructurings.

Tax structuring and incentives

Advising on tax structuring and incentive arrangements.

Our team

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Examples of our work

Causeway Capital Partners

Advising Irish private equity fund Causeway Capital Partners on its investments into online fashion retailer In The Style and school leaver recruitment services provider GTI Group.

Bridges Fund Management

Advising Bridges Fund Management on its investment into children’s residential care provider New Reflexions.

Vitry Enfants

Advising Vitry Enfants on the acquisition of a portfolio of domiciliary care businesses.

LDC

Advising LDC on its investment in traffic management provider Amberon and then on the subsequent sale to H2 Equity Partners.

Gresham

Advising Gresham on its investment into digital communication SaaS provider Investis.

Piper Private Equity

Advising the founders and Piper Private Equity on the £137 million secondary buyout of the Loungers chain of bars and restaurants by Lion Capital from Piper.

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What others say

“The team are exceptional at protecting their clients whilst being pragmatic where appropriate to ensure the deal gets completed without risk to the client.”

Legal 500 UK 2024

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