Expertise
Lauren is a Managing Associate in our Corporate team based in Dubai. She has acted on a range of regional and international corporate transactions, including private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and reorganisations. Lauren also has experience in equity capital markets and public mergers and acquisitions in the GCC and London.
Prior to joining our Dubai office, Lauren practiced in our London Corporate Finance team.
- Experience
- Advised The Carlyle Group and the Rassam Family, a prominent Jordanian family, in respect of the sale of a majority stake in the Nabil Food Group.
- Advised Cognita on its acquisition of Horizon English School from the Al Najah Group
- Advised SafeCharge International Group Limited on its GBP 700 million recommended takeover by Nuvei Corporation.
- Advised DBAY Advisors on its GBP 98.7 million takeover offer for Harvey Nash Group plc.
- Advised Liberum Capital on the GBP 145 million AIM IPO of Mind Gym plc.
- Advised Numis Securities on the GBP 651 million Main Market IPO of AJ Bell plc.
- Advised Toscafund Asset Management LLP on its GBP 18 million recommended takeover of eProp Services plc.
- Advised Inflexion Private Equity Partners LLP on its investment in Granite Underwriting.
- Advised an Australian provider of out-of-school-hours care on two acquisitions in the UK.
- Ongoing advice to the principal investor in a UK bank, including in respect of a GBP 25 million fundraising round.
- Advised a large UK catering group on a strategic disposal.
- Advised two French founder shareholders on an investment by a business accelerator in the fashion industry.
- Advised a property developer on its joint venture with a housing association for a large regeneration scheme in London.