Macfarlanes LLP routinely advises private equity sponsors on mid-market buyout transactions, along with assisting on minority investments and strategic partnerships. The multi-jurisdictional capabilities are extensive- primarily including European and North American jurisdictions- and enabling the outfit to handle complex cross-border M&A. Spearheading the practice from London, Alex Edmondson specialises in sponsor-led buyouts and sale processes, and Stephen Drewitt regularly supports institutional investors and private equity funds. Jessica Adam concentrates on take privates, Alexander Green is well versed in fund secondary transactions, whilst Stephen Pike is an M&A specialist. Nicholas Page is highly regarded for his knowledge in private capital transactions, and Adam Campbell acts for asset managers and large corporates predominantly.
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Key clients
- Alchemy
- Allen & Overy
- Arcus Infrastructure Partners
- Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC
- Duke Street
- Epiris
- Evelyn Partners
- Exponent Private Equity
- Graphite Capital
- J.C. Flowers & Co
- Kantar Media
- Mayfair Equity Partners
Work highlights
Advised Preqin Holding Limited, a leading independent provider of private markets data, on the sale of its entire issued share capital to an affiliate of BlackRock, Inc for £2.55bn.
Advised Evelyn Partners (ultimately controlled by Permira and Warbug Pincus) on the sale of its professional services business to funds advised by Apax Partners.
Advised its long-standing client, J. C. Flowers & Co., the private investment firm dedicated to investing globally in the financial services industry, in relation to its consortium arrangements with TowerBrook Capital Partners and Railsr shareholders (“Consortium”) on the all-cash offer by that Consortium for Equals Group plc (“Equals”), in a transaction that will combine Equals (a scalable payment platforms provider) with Railsr (an embedded finance platform) to accelerate both businesses’ performance whilst delivering integration synergies.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Practice head
Alex Edmondson
Other key lawyers
Stephen Drewitt; Jessica Adam; Alexander Green; Stephen Pike; Nicholas Page; Adam Campbell