Private equity

Shoosmiths' private equity team is widely recognised for its breadth of experience and expertise in advising on private equity deals.

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Shoosmiths’ features in the top ten of the most active law firms advising on UK private equity transactions according to Pitchbook Global league tables 2022.

Our impressive track record includes advising on establishing funds, MBO/MBI investments, developing portfolio companies including 'buy and build' structures, restructuring and exit strategies.

We regularly act for many of the leading UK private equity houses as well as advising on equity and debt restructuring, funding and acting for management teams.

Our specialist team has a wealth of experience in the Private Equity market combined with a pro-active, friendly and commercial approach whilst always delivering high-quality advice.

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…I work with (or have worked with) all the major professional services firms, and I have to say that this team’s professionalism, momentum, responsiveness, professional and technical skill set are some of the best I have witnessed. Never found wanting despite significant challenges in very compressed timelines, they were nothing less than exceptional.

Mark Rogerson, Executive Chairman, Carewatch

Recent experience includes advising:

  • LDC, on the sale of ByBox to Francisco Partners for £221m and the sale of BOFA International for £90m
  • the management team of Connect Managed Services on its investment by Apiary Capital and the exit of its investor, LDC
  • Newco backed by Ardian Capital in its acquisition of Dynamic Technologies S.p.A.
  • Rothschild (Five Arrows Principal Investments) on the £109m MBO of Centric Health, disposal of Pirum Systems and minority investment into Opus2
  • August Equity on the sale of Aspirations Group to Elysian Capital and its sale of Active Assistance to Montreux Capital Management
  • the sellers/management on the sale of Hallmarq Veterinary Imaging to August Equity
  • the sellers, including FPE Capital, on the sale of Ikon Science to US PE fund Great Hill Partners
  • Treun Capital on its investment in Amulet Hotkey
  • Horizon Capital on the various sales of Carewatch Care Services
  • Foundation Investment Partners on its buy and build strategy for investee company Edison Education and the £20m MBO of Sears Healthcare.

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Advised Five Arrows backed Causeway Technologies Limited on its acquisition of one. network from Bridgepoint

Advised Churchill Group on the exit of Soho Square Capital and on becoming an Employee Ownership Trust

Advised Silvercloud Holdings Limited on its follow-on investment into luxury UK bootmaker Le Chameau

Advised shareholders, The Armitage Family Trust and management of CLC Group on its sale to H.I.G Capital

Advised management of 4ways Diagnostics on the exit of ECI Partners and roll over acquisition by EQT-backed Evidia

Advised Cow Corner and management shareholders on the exit of Alliantist Holdings (t/a isms.online) to a newco backed by ECI Partners

Continued to advise Hg and PAI-backed Azets on multiple acquisitions of accountancy firms across the UK

Advised Five Arrows, through its Five Arrows Long Term Fund, on its acquisition of n2y from Providence Equity Partners

Advised NVM Private Equity and shareholders of Pareto FM on its sale to Pictet

Advised London Drainage Facilities on its sale to a newco backed by YFM Equity Partners

Advised LDC on its investment in Message Direct

Advised the shareholders of Apparel Brands (inc. brands Bench, Nicce and Hooch) on its sale to True Capital

Advised Cow Corner Investing Ltd on its investments into Dayshape

Advised LSE listed Ten Entertainment Group PLC on its proposed £287 million takeover by US firm Trive Capital

Advised the shareholders and rolling management of Ellis Recruitment on the significant minority investment by Mobeus

Advised Harwood Private Equity on the sale of UK pet food brand Assisi Pet Care Limited to Chicago-based Wind Point Partners

We have set out a small selection of deals that our dedicated private equity team has recently advised on across the spectrum of the lower, mid and upper mid-market.

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