Expertise

Paul leads our multi-award winning Private Equity team across the firm. He has over 25 years of experience in acting on all aspects of M&A and corporate investment and is a Private Equity specialist. He acts for sponsors, management teams and sellers on all types of private equity transactions along with acting for numerous portfolio companies. Paul also acts as client relationship partner for a number of the firm's clients on M&A and their other legal needs.

Investors advised by Paul throughout his career include 3i, Ardenton, Aquiline, BGF, Bridges, Cap10, CBPE, ECI, Elysian, Equistone, H2, Inflexion, LDC, Livingbridge, Longacre, NorthEdge, NVM, Phoenix, Primary and Waterland. He has also advised numerous successful companies and management teams in relation to private equity investment and exit deals. Paul acts across most sectors with significant experience in business services, digital and tech, FMCG (including food and drink and consumer products) and professional practices.

A sample of the deals he has recently advised on is below:

• acting for ECI Partners in relation to CPOMS and Imagesound 
• acting for Elysian Capital in relation to Cross Rental, Mergon and Pebble Group
• acting for Equistone Partners in relation to Concept Life Sciences, Fircroft, Ligentia, Nexus and WHP Telecoms 
• acting for Inflexion in relation to ANS, Cawood, Celnor, Mycom and Mountain Warehouse 
• acting for LDC in relation to Bifold, Chargepoint, Creative Engagement Group, CTI Digital, Ellis Whittam, Fishawack, Hills, Seabrooks, Stroma and WCCTV  
• acting for Muller in relation to the acquisition of Yew Tree Dairies
• acting for NorthEdge in relation to Accrol, Direct Healthcare and FIS
• acting for OCU Group in relation to Triton's investment and various acquisitions
• acting for Phoenix Equity Partners in relation to Cybanetix, Dufrain Group, Just Childcare, KRG, Mobius Life, Sygnature and Universally Speaking 
• acting for Waterland Private Equity in relation to Aspiris, Cawood, Cooper Parry and Sciris