Knox Lane on the strategic investment in Spectrum Science
TPG Growth and its portfolio company, People 2.0, on the acquisition of Brookson, a leading compliance and services platform for freelancers and their hirers
CPP Investments and Motive Partners on the $1.4 billion investment in FNZ, a global wealth management platform
Blackstone:
- on the £4.66 billion acquisition of iQ Student Accommodation
- and Telereal Trillium on the £1.46 billion privatisation of Network Rail’s commercial estate
- on the €492 million acquisition of a portfolio of European logistics assets from Marathon (in partnership with Industrial Securities, part of MARCOL)
- on the £460 million sale of the Union State student accommodation business and assets to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB)
- on a series of complex cross-border carve-out and reorganisation transactions (and related financings) in relation to the O’Flynn Group
Thoma Bravo on the acquisition of Calypso Technology, Inc. from Bridgepoint and Summit Partners
TA Associates and the consortium vehicle on the $2 billion acquisition of Unit4, a global leader in enterprise cloud software
CapVest:
- on the acquisition of Inspired Pet Nutrition, an independent pet food platform
- in connection with the single-asset GP-led secondary transaction involving Curium Pharma
- on the acquisition of Datasite Global Corporation, a leading Software-as-a-Service provider
- and Core Assets on the acquisition of Partnerships in Children’s Services, one of the largest independent fostering agencies in the UK
- and IBA Molecular on the carve-out acquisition from Mallinckrodt Plc of its global nuclear imaging radiopharmaceuticals division
- on its acquisition from SK Capital Partners and IBA of IBA Molecular, a pan-European radio-pharma business
GIC:
- on the $1 billion acquisition of Equinix Inc’s pan European hyperscale data centre business
- on the €2.4 billion acquisition of P3 Logistic Parks, a leading specialist pan-European owner, developer and manager of logistics properties
3G Capital on the financing for its $7.1 billion acquisition of a controlling interest in Hunter Douglas
Fingerpaint Marketing Inc. on the acquisition of Engage In-Health Limited, a global healthcare marketing agency
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan:
- on the sale of Burton’s Biscuit Company to a Ferrero-related company
- and Burton's Biscuits Company on its sale of the Cadbury business to Mondelez
TDR Capital on the acquisition of BPP, a global leader in professional and vocational education
Public Investment Fund, the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, on the capital increase and associated refinancing of AccorInvest Group
Peak Rock Capital on its acquisition of AMB S.p.A, a leading manufacturer of films for the food and food packaging industry
Patient Square Capital on its investment in Apollo Therapeutics, a portfolio-based biopharmaceutical company
GLP on the acquisition of Goodman Group’s Central and Eastern Europe logistics real estate portfolio
Acciona Energia on the UK law aspects of the €962m acquisition of its assets by Contour Global
Ares on the acquisition of a portfolio of mixed use commercial properties across Europe
Vector Capital on the investment in Cloudsense
Oaktree Capital Management:
- on the sale of the Spanish student housing business to GSA
- on its investment in Elix Aviation Services
- on its acquisition of Panrico SAU
Brookfield Property Partners on its acquisition of GL Europe RE Holdings SARL, a U.K. student accommodation platform, from Avenue Capital
Eagle Street on its joint venture with Nuveen Real Estate and HESTA to acquire a Build to Rent asset in Dublin
Cerberus European Investments:
- on its acquisition of 18 UK Holiday Inn branded hotels along with the implementation of associated franchise arrangements
- on the £187m acquisition of the Admiral Taverns Group from Lloyds Bank
Eagle Street Partners:
- on the formation of a joint venture with Harrison Street to acquire and develop a 554-residential-unit multiphase development at East Road in Dublin, Ireland
- on its joint venture with Nuveen Real Estate and HESTA to acquire a Build to Rent asset in Dublin