PriestleySoundy are advising Mariana Valle, Managing Director at Insurance Insider, and her Senior Management Team in connection with an undisclosed investment by ECI Partners in the business. The deal is expected to complete before the end of 2024. Insurance Insider is a leading digital platform providing insight and analysis for the world’s top insurers, distributors,
Read More...PriestleySoundy are advising Kathryn Purves (CEO) and her Senior Management Team in connection with a minority investment by Warburg Pincus in Aztec Group. This strategic partnership will also see Warburg Pincus become a key client of Aztec Group. Founder and Chair, Edward Moore, will remain Aztec Group’s majority shareholder. The transaction is subject to regulatory
Read More...PriestleySoundy advised Martijn de Lange (CEO) and his Senior Management Team in connection with the realisation by Advent International and Otto Group of their investment, and the acquisition by Apollo-managed funds of a majority stake, in EVRi. Financial terms were not disclosed. EVRi is one of the UK’s largest parcel delivery companies, reaching nearly every
Read More...On 19 April 2024, PriestleySoundy presented to the MSc in Law and Finance Class of 2024 at the University of Oxford, in the Cube. The MSc in Law and Finance is a full-time, ten-month programme offering students with a prior background in law, and from all around the world, the chance to develop an
Read More...PriestleySoundy have been advising Louise O’Shea, CEO of CFC Underwriting, in connection with her employment and incentive arrangements. The appointment is subject to FCA approval. Louise is a NeD on the Board of CFC, Chair of FinTech Wales and an Advisor to YuLife. CFC is a specialist insurance provider, pioneer in emerging risk and market
Read More...PriestleySoundy advised Graham Levinsohn, Executive Chair & CEO of Sureserve, and his Senior Management team on their employment and incentive arrangements following the take-private acquisition of Sureserve by Cap10 in July 2023. The transaction valued the business at £214m. As the UK’s leading energy and compliance services provider to the social housing sector, Sureserve
Read More...PriestleySoundy are advising Marc-Henri Chamay (Founder and CEO) of aosphere and his Senior Management Team in connection with the establishment of a strategic partnership between Allen & Overy (A&O) and Inflexion who will make a significant investment, alongside Endicott Capital, to drive the continued growth of aosphere. The business will become a stand-alone entity,
Read More...PriestleySoundy advised Steven Hegarty (Co-Founder, Managing Director and CEO) and Janett Lozano (Co-Founder, Operations Director and Chief Operating Officer) of NUTMEG AND HIVE on their employment arrangements and certain aspects of their shareholder arrangements in connection with a growth capital investment in their business by IRIS Ventures. Founded in the summer of 2015 from Steven
Read More...PriestleySoundy advised Steve Allan, the Executive Chair of Brainlabs and former Worldwide Chair & CEO of WPP’s MediaCom, in connection with a landmark growth investment in Brainlabs made by Falfurrias Capital and the realisation by Livingbridge of its investment in Brainlabs. The new strategic partnership, which reportedly values Brainlabs at $320m, will allow one
Read More...On 21 April 2023, PriestleySoundy presented to the MSc in Law and Finance Class of 2023 at the University of Oxford, in the Cube. The MSc in Law and Finance is a full-time, ten-month programme offering students with a prior background in law, and from all around the world, the chance to develop an
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