Private equity

We act for some of the leading mid-market investors, including LDC, BGF, Barclays UK Investments and Maven Capital Partners. We also act for major corporates such as Savills and boohoo group on private equity style strategic investments.

Some of our lawyers have spent time on secondment at private equity houses, giving us valuable insight into how private equity investors operate and a better understanding of the key issues affecting funders and management teams.

We offer a full range of legal services and strategic advice throughout your private equity transactions, providing cross-disciplinary expertise in all relevant areas, including debt finance, tax, competition, employment and management incentive arrangements.

We’ll give you pragmatic advice, recognising that a private equity investment is the start of the journey, not the end. We’ll help to enhance the overall relationship between the stakeholders, while making sure that terms are robust and provide opportunities for future success.

Experience

• Advising LDC on its investment in Cakesmiths, a leading independent manufacturer and supplier of artisan handmade cakes.
• Advising BGF on its £5m investment in apprenticeship training provider Apprentify.
• Advising Maven Capital Partners on its investments into XR Games, FodaBox, Hublsoft, Cryoniss and Filtered Technologies.
• Advising Detectortesters on its complex and high-value buyout by Inflexion.
• Advising Amdaris on the £6m investment by BGF.
• Advising the shareholders of Veritas Property Management on their sale to Synova-backed Orbis Protect.
• Advising the shareholders and management team of Vivup on a management buy-out supported by private equity investment from Omni Partners.
• Advising Happy Days Nurseries and its management on the secondary buyout by Zetland Capital.
• Advising YFM Equity Partners on its investment into film and TV visual effects company, Outpost VFX.