Sam Webster

Sam is a partner in the firm’s Global Corporate Group in London, focusing on private equity and M&A transactions. He advises financial sponsors, corporates, institutional investors, and management teams on all aspects of M&A and investment transactions, both domestic and cross-border. He has led cross-office and cross-practice teams on numerous acquisitions, disposals, buyouts, add-on deals, growth equity, and venture capital investments.

Experience

Representative matters

Advised CBPE Capital and management on the sale of Centralis, a leading international alternative asset and corporate services provider, to U.S. private equity firm HGGC.

Advised Bregal Milestone on the acquisition of TitanHQ, a SaaS cybersecurity company, and its strategic merger with Redstor.

Advised News UK on its sale of The Fifth, a global influencer marketing agency, to Brave Bison plc.

Advised CBPE Capital and management on the sale of Centralis, a leading international alternative asset and corporate services provider, to U.S. private equity firm HGGC.

Advised Bregal Milestone on the acquisition of TitanHQ, a SaaS cybersecurity company, and its strategic merger with Redstor.

Advised News UK on its sale of The Fifth, a global influencer marketing agency, to Brave Bison plc.

Advised GHO Capital and management on the sale of a majority stake in Fairjourney Biologics, a global leader in antibody discovery and development services, to Partners Group.

Advised GlobalData plc on the carve-out and sale of a 40% equity interest in its healthcare data division to Inflexion.

Advised Wind Point Partners on its management buyout of Assisi Pet Care Group, a producer of premium and natural dog and cat foods and treats, and Assisi’s subsequent bolt-on acquisition of Burns Pet Nutrition.

Advised North P&I and Standard Club on the merger of the two clubs to create a new global marine insurer and one of the largest providers of mutual cover in the maritime industries.

Advised Rakiza Infrastructure Fund, an Omani infrastructure fund, on its acquisition of a 40% equity stake in Thiama Power Generation Company.

Advised CBPE Capital on its management buyout of Direct Commercial Group, a commercial motor insurance specialist.

Advised Bregal Milestone on the sale of Arkphire, the Irish based international IT procurement and services company, to US IT company Presidio, backed by BC Partners.

Advised GlobalData plc on various acquisitions, including of Media Business Insight, a leading content, insight, and events business for the creative media industry, and the LMCA and LMCI Group, a provider of data, analytics, and insights in the automotive and agribusiness markets.

Advised CBPE Capital on its leveraged buyout of Aquaspersions, a specialist chemicals manufacturer based in the UK and Malaysia, from the founding shareholders.

Advised GHO Capital and its portfolio company Fairjourney Biologics on various add-on opportunities and equity transactions.

Advising Antenna Group on its acquisition of Sony Pictures Television Network Portfolio in Central and Eastern Europe securing 22 Pay TV channels and two OTT services in 12 territories.

Advised Signature Ventures on its equity investment in Blockchain Technology Partners, an enterprise blockchain company.

Advised EW Healthcare Partners on its acquisition of a majority stake in Laboratoires Majorelle, a French specialty pharma company.

Advised Alteri Investors, the retail-focused European private equity firm, on its management buyout of footwear brands Jones Bootmaker and Brantano.

Advised the management team of Anite Travel Limited, the travel software subsidiary of Anite plc, on its management buyout backed by LDC.

Advised Unilever Ventures, the captive venture capital arm of Unilever plc, on over 10 investments in the personal care and digital marketing sectors.

Advised Genel Enerji on its merger with Vallares plc (now Genel Energy plc) by way of a reverse takeover to create a leading independent oil and gas company in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Advised a global commodities investor on its bid for Tata Steel’s long products division in the UK and France

Advised British Land plc on the sale of its 50% interest in a corporate joint venture with Oxford Properties for the development and ownership of The "Cheesegrater" skyscraper in the City of London.

Advised IFC on its equity investment via private equity funds managed by Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic in Network International, a leading provider of credit card and e-payment solutions in the Middle East and North Africa.

Advised Village Roadshow Limited, the Australian listed media company, on its acquisition of 80% of the share capital of Opia, a leading UK-based sales promotion consultancy.

Advised Kappa Energy, Colombia's largest independent upstream oil and gas company, in relation to its sale to TSX listed Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.

Advised GMAC Commercial Finance Ltd (UK) on the sale of its invoice financing loan book to Close Brothers Group plc.

Advised Westmont Hospitality Group on the acquisition and financing of the InterContinental in Prague from Strategic Hotel & Resorts Inc.

Advised Cambria Automobiles plc, the British auto dealer, on its admission to trading on AIM.

Advised JP Morgan Asset Management on the sale of its subsidiary JP Morgan Invest to a management buy-out team backed by LDC, the private equity division of Lloyds Banking Group.

Advised Mellon Financial Corporation (now The Bank of New York Mellon) on the establishment, with WestLB, of a European joint venture with €40 billion of assets under management.

Advised Thomson Reuters on its acquisition of Feri Fund Market Information Ltd and its German fund database subsidiary FI Datenservice GmBH.