Michelmores LLP is particularly active in impact investing and capital markets. On the impact side, the firm specialises in mid-market transactions while the capital markets practice regularly acts for entrepreneurs, institutional investors, debt financiers and operators on equity and debt investments. Harry Trick routinely advises DFIs and private equity funds in Sub-Saharan Africa, while Karen Williams’ workload centres on debt investments and restructurings.
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Key clients
- AHL Growth Fund LP
- The Adolf H Lundin Charitable Foundation
- Arbaro Fund
- Astana International Financial Centre
- Avana Resources
- BIO
- BRAC
- Ceniarth LLC
- Comarco
- DSM Venturing
- Finnfund
- Flow Equity LLC
Work highlights
Advising Finnfund, FMO and DEG on a complex restructuring of their investments in an East African forestry group.
Advising Government of Vietnam / City UK on the development of a new international financial centre in Ho Chi Minh City.
Advising Global Partnerships, Proparco, BIO and Ceniarth in connection with their Series 2 $32,300,000 round of investment into BRAC (the largest development organisation in the world) for onward lending for financial inclusion purposes into Tanzania, Liberia, Sierra Leonne and Uganda.
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Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Ian Binnie; Harry Trick; Karen Williams; Sara Chisholm-Batten