Stephen Pike Partner

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Stephen is a corporate and M&A lawyer who specialises in private equity.

He advises clients across the full spectrum of private equity transactions, from traditional leverage buyouts to secondaries (including LP portfolio sales and GP led processes). As well as acting for private equity sponsors and secondary houses, Stephen also forms part of the management team advisory practice.

Expertise

Recent work

Exponent

Advising Exponent on its acquisition of H&MV Engineering Limited, an Irish-headquartered business specialising in high voltage electrical engineering.

Wellspring Capital

Advising US private equity house Wellspring Capital on the merger of its portfolio company Airswift, a global workforce solutions provider with Competentia, a global recruiting and workforce management specialist.

Waterland Private Equity Investments

Advising Waterland Private Equity Investments on its acquisition of Priory Group, the leading provider of behavioural healthcare services in the UK, from Acadia Healthcare Company Inc.

Epiris

Advising private equity firm Epiris on the sale of TI Media, the large UK publisher previously known as Time Inc UK, to Future plc.

Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank

Advising Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank on their acquisition of the private equity fund portfolio of the National Bank of Greece.

Caledonia Investments plc

Advising Caledonia Investments plc on its acquisition of The Liberation Group from LGV Capital.

Wellspring Capital Management

Advising Wellspring Capital Management on the merger of Swift Worldwide Resources and Air Energi.

Senior management

Advising senior management on the sale of Fintrax Group to Eurazeo.

Legal & General

Advising Legal & General on its acquisition of a 40 per cent equity stake in Pemberton Asset Management Holdings Limited.

Glendower Capital

Advising Glendower Capital on the purchase of a stake in Liberty department store.

Glendower Capital

Advising Glendower Capital on the c.€400m Lion Capital continuation fund for Picard and Authentic Brands Group.

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What people are saying

"Stephen Pike is excellent. Stephen is always available, communicates complex points in a straightforward style and knows our key concerns well. Stephen has a great command of the details but is also capable of taking the 1,000 foot view and identifying what’s truly important."

The UK Legal 500 2022

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PERG publishes 16th annual report on Walker Guidelines compliance

Alex Edmondson, Dominic Sedghi, Alex Green, Stephen Pike 25 Jan 2024
The Private Equity Reporting Group (PERG) has published its 16th annual report on compliance with the Guidelines for Disclosure and Transparency in Private Equity (the Walker Guidelines).
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