Thomas French Partner

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Tom has a broad range of experience advising on private M&A and private equity transactions, group reorganisations and general corporate advisory matters for private capital managers.

He has a particular focus on advising private capital managers on their group affairs, including their ownership and governance arrangements, group structures and incentivitisation arrangements, as well as strategic transactions including external investment and stake sales.

In addition, Tom works closely with our private client team on advising family-owned and controlled businesses including putting in place corporate structures and shareholders agreements to assist in navigating succession and wealth transition between generations.

 

Expertise

Recent work

Signal Capital Partners

Advising Signal Capital Partners on its strategic partnership with Armen, a European GP-stakes investor.

Hayfin

Advising Hayfin on its agreement with Arctos Partners, a private investment firm, to support a management buyout of the business, acquiring British Columbia Management Corporation’s majority stake.

Trinity Street Asset Management LLP

Advising Trinity Street Asset Management LLP on the sale of a stake in the LLP to iM Global Partner.

Keyhaven Capital Partners

Advising Keyhaven Capital Partners on its co-lead investment backing Miura Partners’ single asset GP-led transaction into Proclinic Group.

Hayfin

Advising Hayfin on a range of house advisory matters, including governance and compensation arrangements and group reorganisations.

A pan-European alternative asset manager

Advising a pan-European alternative asset manager on its governance and ownership model.

Smith & Williamson

Advising Smith & Williamson on its merger with the Tilney Group, creating the UK’s leading integrated wealth management group.

Venn Capital Partners

Advising Venn Capital Partners on its sale of a majority stake to ARA Asset Management.

Internos Global Investors

Advising Internos Global Investors, a real estate investment managers, on its acquisition by Principal Global Investors.

Keyhaven Capital Partners

Advising Keyhaven Capital Partners on the sale of Augur Financial Opportunities II to SALU Capital.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc

Advising Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc on its acquisition of GW Pharmaceuticals plc for a total consideration of $7.2bn.

Shareholders of Pulsant

Advising shareholders of Pulsant, a leading UK provider of data centre and cloud infrastructure, on its sale by Oak Hill Capital and Scottish Equity Partners to Antin Infrastructure Partners.

Spectris

Advising Spectris in relation to its acquisition of Concept Life Sciences from Equistone Partners.

Epiris

Advising Epiris on its acquisition of the IFG Group.

L3 Harris

Advising L3 Harris on its acquisition of C.K. Industrial Engineers Limited.

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