John Taylor

Buyouts

• Inflexion in relation to the equity reorganisation and subsequent sale of Succession Wealth
• Metric Capital Partners in relation to its investments in DSM Demolition and SFG Group and in TVHG.
• Impilo, a Swedish healthcare investor, in relation to the acquisition of The Fertility Partnership and VivaNeo, respectively UK and German fertility businesses.
• Cabot Square Capital in relation to its investments in various financial services businesses, including the following:
  • its acquisition of Blue Motor Finance
  • its acquisition of JBR Auto Finance
  • its sale of LDF Finance
  • its sale of Asset Alliance
  • its acquisition of MSP Capital
  • its acquisition of Simply Asset Finance
  • an equity restructuring of Propel and its associated partnership with Barclays Bank
• Three Hills Capital in relation to its debt and equity investments in:
  • Byron Burgers, including a restructuring by way of CVA and subsequent financing rounds up to and including 2023
  • Hunter Wellingtons
  • a confidential large casual dining brand
  • civil engineering firm WPI
• Fidelio Capital in relation to its acquisition of Rendall & Rittner and associated bolt-on acquisitions
• Vimian/Nextmune, a company formed by Fidelio Capital, in relation to its acquisition of Bova Veterinary, a specialist veterinary pharmaceutical company

Infrastructure and energy transition

• CPPIB in relation to its establishment of a renewables power platform and its management equity arrangements.
• Carlyle on its acquisition of a Romanian oil company and its disposal of the Freeport pan-European retail outlets.
• GIC in relation to its acquisition of a minority investment in CETIN, the central European telecoms infrastructure network
• GIC and BlackRock on their consortium acquisition of Kellas Midstream, a North Sea infrastructure business, from Antin Infrastructure Partners, a French private equity fund.
• Cabot Square Capital in relation to its investments in infrastructure businesses, including:
  • its acquisition of Net Zero Buildings
  • its acquisition of Premier Modular
  • its merger of Net Zero Buildings with Premier Modular
  • its establishment of the Autograph Care elder care homes platform
  • its sale of Storage King
• Morrison & Co in relation to a renewables joint venture with a renewables developer
• Renewable Power Capital in relation to its battery storage joint venture with Eelpower
• Pátria in relation to its joint venture with AmeriCold in relation to a network of cold storage warehouses throughout Latin America

Growth Capital and Venture Capital

• NetEase in relation to various growth capital investments since 2017 including various investment rounds into Build a Rocket Boy and an ongoing investment into another European video game studio.
• Baillie Gifford in relation to its growth capital investments into advanced technology companies Wayve and Snyk.
• Marcol Health in relation to various investments into equity and convertible notes issued by its tech-driven portfolio companies in the healthcare sector.
• DEG and the European Investment Bank in relation to a growth capital investment in MBirr, a mobile money service.
• Goldman Sachs in relation to investments in internet companies eKomi and Africa Internet Group.
• Tandem Money, a growth capital-backed fintech business in relation to its acquisition of Harrods Bank and successive equity investments involving QIA and Pollen Street Capital.
• Cabot Square Capital in relation to its investment in Moneyfarm, a wealth manager