Sam Sherwood

TA Associates on the public takeover offer for Nexus

Strategic Value Partners:

• on the cash offer for Nordic Paper
• and APCOA to complete a senior secured notes offering
• and Pfleiderer to close a liability management transaction

Bain Capital Tech Opportunities on its majority investment in finova and its simultaneous acquisition of MSO

Brookfield on the recapitalization of Schoeller Alliber

Centerbridge Partners on the sale of its majority interests in APCOA

Lone Star:

• and affiliates on the €5.2 billion sale of MBCC Group to Sika 
• on the financing aspects of its €3.17 billion acquisition of BASF's Construction Chemicals business
• on the financing aspects of its approximately €1.025 billion acquisition of Stark Group
• and its portfolio company Xella International on the financing aspects of its sale of Xella's Fermacell business unit
• and its portfolio company Xella International on the financing aspects of its sale of Xella's Fels business unit
• and its portfolio company Xella International on the financing aspects of its acquisition of the insulation materials manufacturer URSA
• on the financing aspects of its acquisition of the Xella Group, a German-based market leader in building solutions, from PAI Partners and funds managed by Goldman Sachs' Investment Ar

Bain Capital Private Equity:

• on the acquisition of a controlling stake in Eleda
• on the €955.3 million public takeover of Caverion Corporation
• on the c. €1.7 billion acquisition of ITP Aero, an aero engine and gas turbine manufacturer, from Rolls-Royce
• on its investment in Berlin Brands Group, a global e-commerce company
• and NB Renaissance Partners in connection with the financing for their acquisition of Engineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A.
• and Carlyle on the public takeover offer for OSRAM Licht AG
• on its acquisition of a majority stake in Maesa, a global beauty brand incubator
• on its acquisition of DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals, a global leader in sustainable antibiotics, next-generation statins and anti-fungals
• and its portfolio company Fintyre Group Limited (formerly European Fintyre Distribution Limited) on its acquisition of Reifen Krieg
• on its acquisition of Bugaboo International, a Dutch design company that develops and produces mobility products
• and its portfolio company Fintyre Group Limited (formerly European Fintyre Distribution Limited) on the financing aspects of its acquisition of REIFF Reifen und Autotechnik Gmbh, the leading independent multi-channel tyre distribution in Germany
• on the financing aspects of its sale of FTE Automotive to Valeo
• in respect of the initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange of its portfolio company, TI Fluid Systems plc
• on its acquisition of leading Italian wholesaler Fintyre
• and GIC in connection with their acquisition of a minority interest in QuEST Global Services Pte. Ltd
• and Dakar Finance S.A. in connection with the offering by Dakar Finance S.A. of €239 million 9.000%/9.750% Senior HoldCo Pay-If-You-Can Notes due 2020 for the acquisition of the Autodistribution Group

White Bidco Limited on the debt financing aspects of its recommended cash offer for Blancco

Nucleus Clyde Acquisition Limited on the recommended cash acquisition of Curtis Banks Group PLC

Engineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A. and its shareholders Bain Capital and NB Renaissance Partners in connection with the financing aspects of the proposed acquisition of Be Shaping the Future S.p.A. 

Apex Fund Management, a portfolio company of TA Associates and Genstar, on the acquisition of the Maitland fund services business 

GBL on the acquisition of Affidea, a leading provider of medical diagnostic services in Europe 

HPS Investment Partners on the financing for the proposed majority investment in Nucleus 

Centerbridge Partners and APCOA Parking on its €685 million Senior Secured Notes offering and €80 million Super Senior Revolving Credit Facility

TA Associates and the consortium vehicle on the $2 billion acquisition of Unit4, a global leader in enterprise cloud software

Inflexion on its re-investment in the British Engineering Services Group, a specialist in engineering testing, inspection and consultancy services

Service Express, a portfolio company of Harvest Partners, on its acquisition of Blue Chip, a leading provider of mission-critical IT infrastructure services

Flexpoint Ford LLC on its recommended cash acquisition of AFH Financial Group Plc, a financial planning-led wealth management firm 

Francisco Partners on the financing aspects of its $1.45 billion acquisition of CDK Global’s international business 

ABRY Partners on the financing aspects of its acquisition of Options Technology

An EQT-led consortium on the CHF 10.2 billion exclusive negotiations to acquire Nestlé Skin Health, a leading global skincare company

Centerbridge on the financing aspects of its acquisition of Solidus, a leading fibre-based sustainable packaging producer in Europe

EG Group, a portfolio company of TDR Capital:

• on the financing aspects of its acquisition of Cumberland Farms
• on the financing aspects of its acquisition of Woolworths Group's petrol division in Australia
• on the financing aspects of its acquisition of 762 forecourt convenience sites in the U.S. from The Kroeger Group
• on the financing aspects of its acquisition of certain Esso service stations in Germany from Exxon Mobil Corporation

Investindustrial on the financing aspects of its acquisition of lifebrain AG

CapVest/IBA Molecular on the carve-out acquisition from Mallinckrodt Plc of its global nuclear imaging radiopharmaceuticals division

Bain Capital Credit on its acquisition of GE Capital's Commercial Lending and Leasing portfolios in Australia and New Zealand

GTCR and its portfolio company Cision in connection with Cision's acquisition of the PR Newswire group from UBM plc

Sycamore Partners:

• on the financing aspects of its disposal of the Kurt Geiger group to Cinven
• on its acquisition of EMP Merchandising

Pamplona Capital Management on its €315 million acquisition of Partner in Pet Food from Advent International

Great Hill Partners on its acquisition of the Reward Gateway group

Five Arrows Principal Investments on the financing aspects of its acquisition of the Karnov Group

H.I.G. Europe on the financing aspects of its disposal of the global market leading metalized paper manufacturer AR Metallizing to Nissha Printing Co., Ltd (a publicly traded company listed on the Tokyo stock exchange)

Olswang LLP, London

• Associate, 2014–2015
• Trainee Solicitor, 2012–2014

BP International Limited, London

• Trainee Counsel (secondee), 2013