Private Equity in the United Kingdom
Practices and industry sectors
You are currently viewing Dentons' capabilities in Private Equity in the United Kingdom. To view capabilities in other regions please select below:
{A5ACFF79-1899-4F9E-A2E3-946B344242B3}
Regional Capabilities Global Canada Central and Eastern Europe Europe United Kingdom United States Bolivia Germany Singapore
Activities and Affiliations
As the private equity industry continues to expand globally, investors increasingly need local expertise and sector knowledge. We operate in 200+ locations, spanning 80+ countries across the globe. We are also a full-service firm with deep expertise in many sectors. Our combination of geographies and sectors is unique and unrivalled.
The private equity team at Dentons in the UK has been working with many of the world's leading buyout funds, sovereign wealth funds, pensions funds, family offices and entrepreneurs for many years, helping them to raise capital and source, finance and complete transactions around the world. Our private equity team is ranked as a leading team in the legal directories, with leading individual practitioners.
Renowned as a leading firm for cross-border transactions, Dentons has an established network of offices across most regions of the world, and our lawyers have built up strong relationships with the local business and regulatory communities that can prove invaluable when looking to execute transactions or source capital. In particular, our deep history in many of the world's emerging growth markets, such as Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East, means we can offer you unrivalled insights into some of the most challenging, but potentially rewarding, jurisdictions.
In addition to M&A, we work closely with our teams of specialist advisers across the firm to give a cradle-to-grave service for fund managers, encompassing fund formation, ESG, leveraged and acquisition finance, competition, tax, litigation, regulatory expertise and more. Whether facing challenges concerning management equity packages, out-of-court restructurings or capital markets exit strategies, you can rely on our highly-developed industry knowledge.
More About Private Equity in the United Kingdom
Consolidation Strategies
Corporate Spin-Outs
Fund Formation and Compliance
Infrastructure and PPP
Leveraged Buy Outs and Management Buy Outs
Management Equity Packages
Out-of-Court Restructurings and Work-outs
Allied Cigar Corporation and Gemstone Investment Holding: Advising the two private equity consortiums on the acquisition of Imperial Brands' premium hand-rolled cigar business for £1.1 billion, which included the Cohiba, Montecristo and Romeo y Julieta brands.
Apax Partners: Conducting vendor due diligence on Chemicals business Azelis, which is based in 39 jurisdictions.
Blackstone: Advising on numerous transactions, including (a) its €1 billion acquisition of the Acetow business from Solvay and (b) its US$1 billion acquisition of Armacell from Charterhouse Capital Partners.
BNF Capital Limited: Advising the Perrodo family office on its joint venture with Rolls-Royce to develop nuclear power Small Modular Reactors.
Centerbridge Partners: Advising this US private equity fund on its acquisition of IBM's marketing platform and commerce software offerings to form a standalone business.
CompareTheMarket: Advising CompareTheMarket, owned by CPPIB and other family offices, on the sale of BGL Insurance, a digital distributor of insurance and household financial services, to Pollen Street Capital portfolio company Markerstudy.
GB Railfreight: Advising on its €180m leveraged buyout by private equity fund EQT and merger with Hector Rail Group.
KKR: Advising on numerous transactions, including (a) KKR-backed Calsonic Kansei on its acquisition of Magneti Marelli S.p.A., the automotive components business of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (b) its €6.825 billion acquisition of the Unilever Spreads business (c) the acquisitions of Citation, Travelopia, A-Gas International and others (d) its sale of LGC, the global leader in the Life Science Tools sector, to a consortium led by Cinven and Astorg.
Kohlberg & Co: Advising on the acquisition of Nelipak and Bemis' medical packaging business.
KPS Capital Partners: Advising on numerous transactions, including (a) KPS-backed DexKo Global on the acquisition of Bankside Patterson (b) KPS-backed Howden, a global provider of mission critical air and gas handling products and services to industrial, power, oil & gas, and mining end-markets, on the acquisitions of Compressor Products International, Peter Brotherhood and Maintenance Partners (c) its acquisition of Glasgow-headquartered Howden from Colfax Corporation for an enterprise value of US$1.8 billion (d) the acquisitions Life Fitness, Lufkin, AIS Global and others.
KSL Capital Partners: Advising the US private equity firm on the acquisition of the entire business and assets of the Malmaison and Hotel Du Vin portfolio from MWB Hotel Holdings (which went into liquidation) and RBSM.
LeapFrog Investments: Advising Australasian private equity firm, LeapFrog Investments, and Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek, on their investment in InterSwitch, an Africa-oriented technology-driven company focused on payments. InterSwitch is majority owned by private equity fund Helios.
Oak Hill Capital Management LLC: Advising on numerous transactions, including (a) the acquisition of Technimark Holdings LLC, a leading designer and manufacturer of custom, highly-engineered injection molded components and (b) the acquisition of Trinity Consultants, a leading EHS, engineering and science consulting firm that provides regulatory-driven technical consulting services to clients in various industrial and healthcare end markets globally.
Rutland Partners: Advising on its acquisition of Aston Barclay, the independent car auction group that provides vehicle remarketing services to fleet and dealership vendors.
Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners: Advising on its €1.1 billion acquisition of the euNetworks, owner of the largest network of fibre-optic cables in European cities.
Private equity: transactions: mid-market deals – Tier 2
Legal 500 UK 2022
Private Equity Deal of the Year
for advising KKR on its €6.825 billion acquisition of Unilever's spreads business
The Deal Awards Europe 2018
Dentons places in top 10 in major categories of PitchBook's Global League Table Rankings
PitchBook's Q1 2019 Global League Table Rankings have been released, and for the first quarter of 2019 reporting period we placed in the top 10 in all major categories.
KKR deal wins European Private Equity Deal of the Year at The Deal Awards Europe 2018
KKR's €6.825 billion acquisition of Unilever's spreads business has won European Private Equity Deal of the Year at The Deal Awards Europe 2018. The award went to KKR, Dentons and the other advisory teams involved.
Over 120 Dentons lawyers ranked in Chambers UK 2018
Dentons is pleased to announce that 122 of its lawyers have been recognised by Chambers & Partners in the Chambers UK 2018 guide. The Firm's UK lawyers are ranked as notable practitioners across more than 50 areas spanning Banking and Finance, Corporate, Litigation, Real Estate, Energy, Transport, Employment, Competition, TMT and more.
View all recognition for Private Equity in the United Kingdom
Kim Kardashian makes her debut into the world of private equity
United Kingdom: Kim Kardashian is expanding her business empire and taking a leap into the world of private equity. Ms Kardashian recently announced that she is launching a new private equity firm, "SKKY Partners".
Significant reforms announced for UK competition law
United Kingdom: Spring 2022 has brought the publication (in near-final form) of significant and long-awaited proposals to reform UK competition law. This update sets out the key changes.
Dentons Asset Management & Investment Funds: Protecting Investors : Key provisions in ILPA's Model Limited Partnership Agreement
United Kingdom: In July 2020, the Institutional Limited Partner's Association (ILPA) published a revised draft of its whole-of-fund model limited partnership agreement, as well as introducing a new deal-by-deal limited partnership agreement (LPAs) to the market.
View all insights for Private Equity in the United Kingdom
Dentons advises KSL Capital Partners on acquisition of The Pig Hotels group
Dentons has advised private equity firm KSL Capital Partners on its acquisition of a stake in the eight-strong rural boutique hotels group The Pig Hotels.
Dentons and K&E advise KKR and Global Infrastructure Partners on finalizing US$15 billion acquisition and financing of CyrusOne
Global law firm Dentons, working together with Kirkland & Ellis, represented global investment firm KKR and fund manager Global Infrastructure Partners in connection with certain matters related to the closing of the $15 billion acquisition of data center operator CyrusOne, Inc., as well as the financing by a consortium of lenders led by Goldman Sachs. In November 2021, Dentons advised the acquiring consortium on the successful bid.
Dentons advises KSL Capital Partners on sale of Belfry Hotel
Dentons has advised US private equity firm KSL Capital Partners on its sale of The Belfry Hotel & Resort to Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Cedar Capital Partners.
View all press releases for Private Equity in the United Kingdom
You are currently viewing Dentons' global capabilities in Private Equity in the United Kingdom. To view regional capabilities please select below:
Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies