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PriestleySoundy advises Marco Limena on his appointment as CEO of BOARD International

PriestleySoundy advised Marco Limena in connection with his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of BOARD International, and his employment and incentive arrangements. Marco was previously CEO of TOMIA, a global provider of software solutions backed by Vista Equity Partners.  Marco has held senior executive positions in leading technology corporations, including Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Sylantro Systems and

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PriestleySoundy advises Senior Management Team of Belron

PriestleySoundy is advising Gary Lubner (CEO) and his senior management team in connection with the sale of a minority stake in Belron. The transaction will see lead investor Hellman & Friedman, funds and accounts managed by BlackRock Private Equity Partners and GIC acquire a combined stake of up to 13% in Belron, giving Belron an

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PriestleySoundy advises Itzhak Wiesenfeld on his appointment as independent chair of ACRE

PriestleySoundy advised Itzhak (Tzachi) Wiesenfeld in connection with his appointment as the independent Chair of ACRE, having previously advised Tzachi in connection with his appointment as independent Chair of iLOQ (December 2019). Tzachi has over 30 years’ experience in senior management positions.  For 12 years he was the EMEA CEO at ASSA ABLOY, the global

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PriestleySoundy wins 100th mandate

We are delighted to be able to announce that, as of today, since PriestleySoundy opened for business in January 2019 we have now won over 100 mandates.  Thank you, thank you, thank you to all our clients and friends – we literally could not have done any of this without you.

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PriestleySoundy advises capital D on majority stake in Qmee

PriestleySoundy advised private equity house capital D in connection with its acquisition of a majority stake in Qmee.  The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. capital D is the first institutional investor in Qmee and will partner with Qmee’s Founders, Jonathan Knight and Nick Sutton, to support them on the next phase

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PriestleySoundy advises Andy Caffyn on his appointment as Non-Executive Chair of Beck & Pollitzer

PriestleySoundy advised Andy Caffyn in connection with his appointment as Non-Executive Chair of Beck & Pollitzer (“B&P”). Andy has extensive global manufacturing and engineering business management experience and is Chair of multiple high-growth international companies. Founded in London in 1863, B&P is now the global market leader in industrial machinery installation and relocations, employing over

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PriestleySoundy advises Senior Management Team of Cannacord Genuity Wealth Management

PriestleySoundy is advising CEO David Esfandi and the Senior Management Team of Cannacord Genuity Wealth Management (“CGWM”) on their incentive arrangements in connection with an investment into the business by HPS Investment Partners. HPS will acquire £125 million worth of Convertible Preferred Shares issued by the parent company of the CGWM business.  The transaction was

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PriestleySoundy advises Senior Management Team of Refinitiv on the sale to LSEG

On 29 January 2021, Blackstone (and consortium partners Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and GIC) and Thomson Reuters finalised the sale of Refinitiv to The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG).  PriestleySoundy advised the international (including UK and US Managers) Senior Management Team of Refinitiv. The £22bn (US $27bn) transaction, approved by the European Union regulators

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PriestleySoundy advises Senior Management Team of KCA Deutag

PriestleySoundy has been advising the international Senior Management Team of KCA Deutag on their incentive arrangements in connection with the financial restructuring of KCA Deutag. The financial restructuring, implemented via an English Scheme of Arrangement, saw $1.4bn of debt converted into equity in a new (Jersey) holding company and reinstated senior secured notes of $500m. 

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PriestleySoundy advises Apse Capital on majority stake in TerraQuest Solutions

PriestleySoundy advised private equity house Apse Capital in connection with its acquisition, from Mears Group PLC (“Mears”), of a majority stake in TerraQuest Solutions Limited (“TerraQuest”), alongside TerraQuest Management.  Mears have retained a small minority stake. The transaction provides a maximum valuation of the TerraQuest business of £72m (before locked box adjustments and on a

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