A variety of leading household names and high-calibre clients rely on the expertise of the team at Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP, which is skilled at handling high-value deals, as well as complex corporate reorganisations; private equity work is another key strength of the team. The practice is renowned for its international reach, working closely with other offices across the country and in key jurisdictions. Amanda Partland leads the practice, regularly advising multinationals on complex deals and cross-border reorganisations; she also heads up the food and beverage team. Robin Johnson, Steven Hacking, and Robin Skelton are also key to the team, and Thomas Howell excels in private equity mandates.
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Robin is a partner in our Company Commercial practice group and Head of Corporate for our Leeds, UK office.

Robin specialises in M&A and private equity transactions with particular emphasis on strategic M&A transactions and institutional/management buy-outs.

Robin is a member of the Food and Drink Sector and the Healthcare Sector.

Examples of Robin's recent experience includes:

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  • acting for Elysian Capital on the buyout of Volvox Group
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  • acting for Raisio UK on its £82M acquisition of the Big Bear Group plc
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  • acting for the shareholders of a UK based laboratory testing business on its disposal sale to a US based acquirer
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  • acting for a patented pharmaceutical monitored dosage and telehealthcare business on shareholder and corporate governance matters
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  • acting for Inflexion Private Equity on its £180M disposal of Viking Moorings and
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  • acting for the sellers on their £75M disposal of Allied Glass to Barclays Private Equity.
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Robin is a recommended individual in the most recent Legal 500 Directory and a regular commentator on M&A and Private Equity.  

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Partner

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Testimonials

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  • ‘We rely on Eversheds team to support our subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The team provide impeccable work in maintaining our subsidiaries in good standing and in compliance with local regulations. Eversheds team also support with major transactions which involve a high level of analysis and advise on complex restructuring and reorganisation projects. The lead lawyer will monitor each transaction and appoints a group of high skilled people who demonstrate a deep understanding of the issues involved. Many of these projects are time sensitive and Eversheds will always have the resources available to support our requests.’

    ‘Each member of Eversheds demonstrates their knowledge, professional skills and capabilities to handle complex intercompany reorganisations. We received a very positive response every time, regardless of the time pressure that we impose in most of our requests. Amanda Partland is the lead and is very pleasant to work with. The team are an outstanding group of professionals, and I am very pleased to work with each of them. We will continue to engage Eversheds team in any future projects.’

    ‘Tom Howell - Strong relationship builder, inspires confidence with robust commercial advice.’

    'The team delivered outstanding work in a very competitive and time-sensitive process. Their advice was spot on and they are aligned on the collaborative approach we stand stand for.'

    'We worked closely with Steven Hacking and the corporate team and could really rely on them. No doubt about their knowledge and possibility to tackle any sort of issue that popped up during the transaction. Incredible trusted advisers.'

Key clients

  • Next plc Cranswick County Foods plc Fintel plc Inflexion Private Equity Partners Perwyn Private Equity Elysian Capital I LP Kohler Inc Element Solutions Inc Centara Inc Teledyne Technologies Inc

Work highlights

Advised Element Solutions Inc on the sale of its MacDermid Graphics Solutions business for an enterprise value of approximately $325m to XSYS, a global integrated solutions provider to the flexographic, letterpress and pre-press printing markets.