Acting on behalf of domestic and international companies in the tech, life sciences, and financial services industries, the Ashurst team is highly renowned for handling private equity-backed M&A transactions and sales of portfolio corporations. The lawyers are well versed in advising on corporate transactions spanning across various jurisdictions, regularly assisting investment management funds and consortiums. In London, Markjan Van Schaardenburgh spearheads the outfit, concentrating on corporate restructurings, while Jacob Gold oversees complex investments. Dallan Pitman mainly focuses on the infrastructure and energy fields, supporting clients on joint venture arrangements
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Key clients
- Altor Equity Partners AB
- Atlas Merchant Capital
- Axiom Equity Partners LLP
- Actis
- Antin Infrastructure Partners
- Basalt Infrastructure Partners LLP
- BlackRock
- Brookfield
- Cavendish Capital
- CK Infrastructure Holdings Limited
- CVC Credit Partners Investment Management Limited
- CPT Capital
Work highlights
Advised Duke Street, a prominent private equity investor, on two parallel transactions in the ostomy care business: 1) on the acquisition of ForLife Group from GHD, a portfolio company of Nordic Capital, and renowned for its specialization in the development, manufacture, and distribution of medical devices, and with a particular focus on ostomy care; 2) on the acquisition of the ostomy sale and distribution business from Trio Healthcare Limited (Trio), including the supply of stoma skin care and ostomy products and related assets, which will be integrated in the ForLife Group.
Advised General Atlantic, a leading global growth investor, on its entry into a definitive agreement to acquire Actis, a leading global investor in sustainable infrastructure.
Advised Oaktree Capital and Specialist Lending Ltd t/a Duologi on the sale of a portfolio of performing and non-performing consumer loan assets (comprising short-term loans and home improvement loans) to Arrow Global.
Practice head
Markjan van Schaardenburgh
Other key lawyers
Jacob Gold; Dallan Pitman