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Legal 500 UK 2022

Private equity transactions – mid-tier – up to £250m

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Ed leads our Private Equity team. He acts for sponsors and their portfolio companies. Sponsor clients include August Equity, Graphite Capital, Rutland Partners and Caledonia Investments; portfolio companies he looks after include those owned by Silver Lake and Insight Partners.  

Ed also acts for founders and management teams, in particular those selling minority or majority stakes to institutional investors.

Ed's practice is predominantly cross border, and while Ed transacts across most sectors his practice leverages our sector focus including tech and life sciences. His recent deals include acting for Graphite Capital on their investment into a medical devices buy and build platform and supplier to the NHS, and acting for AMCS, an Irish based portfolio company of Insight Partners, on their acquisition of pan European software platform Quentic gmbh.

Ed is described by clients in Legal 500 as "seeing the broader picture, pragmatic yet considered". Other comments for Ed include: "Edward has a calm and articulate approach, providing clear guidance and direction."; "Edward is knowledgeable and pleasant to work with."; "Edward is an outstanding corporate partner who combines deep legal expertise and strategic insight."

Ed co-chairs our "Balance in Business" committee, which promotes better female gender balance particularly in partnership and leadership roles.

Expertise

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Corporate/M&A & capital markets
Private equity
Joint ventures
General corporate
Exit strategies (private equity)
Buy-out & buy-in transactions
Cross-border structurings for setting up new funds & investment vehicles
Fund structuring
Management participation schemes
Public to private transactions
M&A

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Technology, media & communications
Consumer & retail
Financial institutions & insurance

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CV

Since 2012 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2009 - 2012 Principal Associate, Eversheds
2001 - 2009 Solicitor, Macfarlanes
2001 Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales
1998 Legal practice diploma with Distinction, College of Law
1997 LLB, University of Birmingham

Career

Since 2012 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2009 - 2012 Principal Associate, Eversheds
2001 - 2009 Solicitor, Macfarlanes

Education

2001 Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales
1998 Legal practice diploma with Distinction, College of Law
1997 LLB, University of Birmingham

Publications

Investing in Technology; it's not a bubble but… - Unquote, February 2014

Memberships & Associations

Association of Corporate Growth (ACG)

Awards

Legal 500 UK 2022

Featured

Private equity transactions – mid-tier – up to £250m

Legal 500 UK 2022

Private equity transactions – mid-tier – up to £250m

Experience

Graphite Capital

Advised Graphite on its investment into Independence Products Limited, a medical devices buy and build platform and supplier to the NHS.

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Omar Amin

Caledonia Investments

Advising on a number of buy outs and exits, most recently their acquisition of Air-Serv.

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Rutland Partners

Advising on deals over 15 years, including most recently the acquisitions of Southgate Packaging, and JSM.

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Zoopla

Trusted adviser on all portfolio company matters including a number of bolt on acquisitions.

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Croud

Looking after the founders and management team on their investment by LDC.

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PA Media Group

Advising on their acquisitions in Glasgow (Hydrogen) and Singapore (iRace Media).

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