EXPERIENCE

Tom's experience includes advising:

Astorg Partners

• On the acquisition with Cinven of LGC, a global leader in the life sciences tools sector
• On the acquisition and sale of Audiotonix, a global market leader in the design, engineering, and manufacture of professional audio mixing consoles
• On acquisitions by its leading multi-jurisdictional corporate services provider, IQ-EQ, including of First Names Group, Lawson Connor, and Augentius

L Catterton

• On its investment in Butternut Box, Europe’s largest fresh dog food brand
• On its investment in Maria Nila, a Swedish sustainable professional hair care brand
• On its strategic partnership with Hunter Point Capital
• On its investment in the Razor Group, a leading global aggregator of e-commerce consumer goods businesses
• On its investment in Little Moons, a premium UK dessert brand
• On its investment in and sale of Princess Yachts International, one of the World’s top designers and manufacturers of super yachts
• On its investment in Pepe Jeans, a leading player in denim and sportswear
• On its combination with L Capital and L Real Estate, the private equity operations of LVMH and Groupe Arnault, to form L Catterton

Nordic Capital

• On the £2.25 billion sale of The Binding Site, a manufacturer of immunodiagnostic kits and reagents
• On its investment in RLDatix, an international specialist in governance, risk and compliance solutions for healthcare

Onex Corporation

• On the up to €3.75 billion acquisition of SIG Combibloc Group AG, a global packaging business

PAI Partners

• On the disposal of and reinvestment in, together with British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, Refresco, one of the largest independent beverage contract manufacturers in the world

Permira

• On the joint acquisition and combination of Kedrion Biopharma and Bio Products Laboratory, two leading providers of medicinal products derived from human blood plasma
• On its investment in GoCardless, a leading payment processing business
• On its investment in New Immo Group, a leader in digital real estate in France, through the SAFTI and megAgence brands
• On the acquisition of Quotient Sciences, a provider of CDMO and CRO services to pharma and biotech companies, and its acquisition of Arcinova, the UK based multiservice CDMO provider
• On the acquisition of the Corin Group, an international orthopaedic implant business, and its acquisition of Global Orthopaedic Technlogy, a leading Australian orthopaedic implant designer and manufacturer
• On the acquisition of I-MED Radiology Network, a diagnostic imaging provider

Platinum Equity

• On the US$4.2 billion acquisition of Urbaser, a Madrid-based integrated waste management company
• On the acquisition of Biscuit International, a leading European manufacturer of private label sweet biscuits, and its acquisition of Continental Bakeries
• On the acquisition of Iberconsa, a global provider of frozen seafood
• On the disposal of Exterion Media, a leading European out-of-home media business
• On the US$1.3 billion acquisition of Wyndham Worldwide’s European vacation rental business