Harry Redford is an associate in Latham & Watkins’ London office. Prior to joining Latham at the start of 2018, Harry trained and practiced for four years in the corporate department at a major international law firm headquartered in London.

Harry’s practice focuses on UK and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and private equity investments. He has experience acting for public and private companies as well as private equity funds at all stages of the transaction life cycle. Harry also has experience advising public companies in respect of shareholder activism and takeover matters.

Harry maintains an active pro bono practice, which has included leading the fourth edition of the Survey of Pro Bono Practices and Opportunities covering more than 80 jurisdictions and produced in collaboration with the Pro Bono Institute.

Harry’s representative transactions include advising:

  • Anglo American on the sale of its minority interest in Jellinbah Steelmaking Coal for A$1.6 billion
  • Varkey Group on the investment by a consortium led by Brookfield Asset Management to invest in GEMS Education
  • Energy Capital Partners on its US$2.555 billion acquisition of Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc, a sustainable energy infrastructure company
  • TechnipFMC plc, a global leader in energy projects, technologies, systems, and services, on:
    • The sale of its Measurement Solutions business to One Equity Partners for US$205 million
    • The spin-off of its onshore/offshore business to create a standalone publicly traded company, Technip Energies
    • A range of corporate law and governance matters
  • Archimed, a global healthcare investment firm, on:
    • Its take-private acquisition of Instem, a technology services company for drug development in the global life sciences market
    • Its sale of Bomi Italia S.p.A., a healthcare logistics provider, to UPS
    • Its acquisition of Stragen, a developer of hard-to-make, complex generic drugs
  • Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, one of the world’s largest in vitro diagnostics companies, on its US$6 billion acquisition by Quidel Corporation
  • New Look, a UK multichannel fashion retailer, on its comprehensive restructuring and recapitalization
  • CVC and Domestic & General on a dual-track IPO/M&A sale process which culminated in the sale by CVC Fund V of its interests in the Domestic & General Group to CVC Fund VII and Luxinva S.A., a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
  • XIO on its US$1 billion disposal of Lumenis, a leading provider of specialty energy-based medical devices, to BPEA
  • AllianceBernstein L.P. and its affiliates on the acquisition of the entire equity capital interests in the Autonomous Research group, a financial services-focused institutional research firm operating out of the UK, USA, and Hong Kong
  • Lineage Logistics LLC, a portfolio company of Bay Grove Capital, on its acquisition of Yearsley Group Limited, the parent company of the Yearsley Group, a temperature-controlled logistics service provider and frozen food distributor in the UK
  • Mazy’s Capital on the acquisition of the Royal Crown Cola International business of Refresco Beverages, a beverage and foodservice company
  • A US portfolio management firm on its investment in a London listed fund that holds a diversified portfolio of US and European microcap companies and US real estate
  • A FTSE 250 provider of public services on a proposed acquisition of business and assets from a FTSE 100 multinational facilities management and construction services provider*
  • Core Capital Partners on its investment in Turbine Efficiency, a group providing global specialist maintenance, service, and overhaul of gas turbines*
  • Landing International, a resort development group listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, on its acquisition of Les Ambassadeurs, a casino in London*
  • A UK-based private equity fund on its sale of an IT reseller and services integrator to a FTSE 250 business support services group*
  • Shareholders on their sale of McNicholas, a leading provider of services to the UK’s multi-utility sectors, to Kier*
  • Cass Entrepreneurship Fund, a UK-based venture capital fund providing growth equity to early-stage UK companies*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • England and Wales (Solicitor)

Education

  • LPC, University of Law, 2013
  • GDL, University of Law, 2012

Languages Spoken

  • English