Karim is a senior associate in the Private Equity M&A team.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Oaktree Capital Management on its £200m majority investment in Close Brothers Asset Management, a wealth manager (advised on to prior to Reed Smith).
Lee Equity on its majority investment in Shackleton, a wealth management consolidator (advised on to prior to Reed Smith).
Ares on the financing of, and co-investment in, Eagle Football in connection with Eagle Football’s acquisition of a controlling stake in Olympique Lyonnais Groupe SA and creation of a multi-club football platform with interests in Crystal Palace, Botafogo and RWD Molenbeek (advised on to prior to Reed Smith).
Representative Experience
Oaktree Capital Management on its £200m majority investment in Close Brothers Asset Management, a wealth manager (advised on to prior to Reed Smith).
Lee Equity on its majority investment in Shackleton, a wealth management consolidator (advised on to prior to Reed Smith).
Ares on the financing of, and co-investment in, Eagle Football in connection with Eagle Football’s acquisition of a controlling stake in Olympique Lyonnais Groupe SA and creation of a multi-club football platform with interests in Crystal Palace, Botafogo and RWD Molenbeek (advised on to prior to Reed Smith).
Synova on its majority investment in, and subsequent exit from, Orbis Protect, a leading provider in the UK of dynamic security services (advised on to prior to Reed Smith).
Synova on its c. £180m majority investment in Synectics Solutions (advised on to prior to Reed Smith).
Synova on its exit from the InsurEvo group, a leading travel insurance MGA (advised on to prior to Reed Smith).
Synova on its exit from the JMG group, a leading insurance broker (advised on to prior to Reed Smith).
Toscafund on its participation as lead investor in a $45m Series B fundraising round for INSTANDA, an insurtech business focused on policy administration and distribution (advised on to prior to Reed Smith).
Copper Street Capital on its majority investment into Thistle Initiatives (advised on to prior to Reed Smith).
Copper Street Capital on its majority investment into One Four Nine (advised on to prior to Reed Smith).
Accor on the creation, structuring and implementation of the global Ennismore lifestyle hospitality joint venture with ESRA Hotels (advised on to prior to Reed Smith).
Accor on the c. €185m sale of a minority stake in Ennismore to a consortium of Qatari investors (advised on to prior to Reed Smith).
Credentials
Education
Education
- Queen Mary University of London, 2013, LL.B., Upper Second-Class Honours
- BPP University, 2014, LPC, Distinction
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- England and Wales