EXPERIENCE

Jon's experience includes advising:

Private Equity

• Aztec Group, a leading internatonal fund and corporate services provider, on its strategic partnership with Warburg Pincus 
• Astorg and Epiris on their £1.6 billion take-private acquisition of Euromoney, a leading financial news and information business 
• CVC Capital Partners on:
  • Selling Theramex, a global specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to women’s healthcare, to Carlyle and PAI Partners
  • Acquiring RGI, an independent provider of software solutions to the European insurance industry, from Corsair
  • Selling a 30% stake in Domestic & General Group, a UK-based provider of warranty and product protection services, to Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
• Equistone Partners Europe and CH&CO on the sale of CH&CO to Compass Group for an initial enterprise value of £475 million 
• Francisco Partners and BluJay Solutions on the sale of BluJay to E2open Parent Holdings for a mix of cash and shares at an enterprise value of US$1.7 billion 
• Helios Investment Partners on selling a 25% interest in Axxela, the largest private sector gas distributor in Nigeria, to Sojitz Corporation
• Hellman & Friedman and Blackstone on their €5.7 billion takeover offer of Scout24 AG, a leading operator of digital marketplaces
• L Catterton on its: 
  • Investment in Value Retail, operator of luxury shopping destinations, for an enterprise value of £1.5 billion  
  • GP stake transaction and strategic partnership with Hunter Point Capital 
• La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) on its partnership with Generation Investment Management LLP and investment in FNZ, a global FinTech company
• Princess Yachts and its shareholders on KPS Capital Partners’ acquisition of a controlling equity interest in the company

Growth Equity 

• Anton Capital Entertainment on its US$108 million funding round led by BlackRock
• PSG on its strategic growth investment of over €100 million in Visit Group, a leading Nordic-based provider of hospitality software solutions 
• The Raine Group’s flagship growth equity fund on its minority investment in Castore, a premium UK sportswear brand, as part of a £145 million investment round
• SURJ Sports Investment on its minority investment in Professional Fighters League
• Farallon Capital and Alpha Wave Global on HiBob's Series D fundraising round
• L Catterton on its:
  • Participation in the £280 million fundraising round for Butternut Box, Europe’s largest fresh dog food brand 
  • Growth investment in Irene Forte Skincare, an Italian luxury skincare brand
  • Partnership with Maria Nila, the Swedish sustainable professional hair care brand, and investment in Little Moons, a premium dessert brand
• The Raine Group on Moonbug Entertainment's US$145 million Series A financing and Voi's US$160 million financing

Emerging Companies

• Cloover on its €105 million seed round led by Lowercarbon Capital 
• Project 3 Mobility, a Croatian company developing a new ecosystem or urban autonomous mobility, on its €100 million Series A funding round
• An undisclosed investor on the US$50 million Series C funding round of PolyAI, a global provider of enterprise voice assistants
• TQ Ventures as lead investor in the seed funding round of Twain Technology UG, an AI sales communication business based in Germany
• Elwood, a platform providing institutional-grade access to digital asset markets and liquidity venues, on its US$70 million Series A funding round
• Wolt, a Finnish technology company known for its food-delivery platform, on its €100 million Series F financing led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity
• Ometria on its US$40 million Series C funding round led by InfraVia Growth
• Moonbug Entertainment, a global entertainment company, on its US$125 million Series B financing led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity and Fertitta Capital
• Exscientia, an artificial intelligence drug company, on its US$60 million Series C funding round led by Novo Holdings
• Selina Hostels on its US$125 million Series C funding round
• Bloom & Wild, a leading online florist, on its £75 million Series D fundraising round
• Moneybox, the leading digital wealth manager, on its £30 million Series C and £35 million Series D funding rounds

Strategic M&A

• Moonbug Entertainment on acquiring Cocomelon and its acquisition by Candle Media, a Blackstone-backed portfolio company
• Darktrace, a global leader in cybersecurity AI, on acquiring Cybersprint, a Dutch attack surface management company
• Bloom & Wild on acquiring Bloomon, a Netherlands-based online florist, and Bergamotte, a France-based online florist
• Jersey Telecom on selling its Internet of Things division to Perwyn Private Equity
• The shareholders of Nordcloud, a European leader in cloud implementation, on selling the Nordcloud group to IBM
• The shareholders of Eleusis, a life science company dedicated to unlocking psychedelics’ full therapeutic power, on selling Eleusis to Beckley Psytech
• Threads Styling and its shareholders on selling a majority stake to Chalhoub Group