EXPERIENCE

Will’s notable representations have included:

• KPS Capital Partners on its:
  • approximately €1.7 billion carve-out acquisition of INEOS Composites, a global manufacturer of unsaturated polyester resins, from INEOS Enterprises
  • carve-out acquisition, via a newly formed affiliate, of Innomotics GmbH from technology company Siemens AG for an enterprise value of €3.5 billion
• General Atlantic in its:
  • co-investment with Bridgepoint in Kyriba, which values the company at over $3 billion
  • participation in the public tender offer for Esker S.A. (France)
• Westbury Street Holdings (WSH), a portfolio company of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, in its acquisition of independent contract catering company The Genuine Dining Co. from existing shareholders
• I Squared Capital and TDR Capital on their €1.26 billion takeover offer for Applus Services S.A., a Spanish industrial testing company
• TDR Capital and its portfolio companies in various transactions including:
  • the acquisition of Acqua & Sapone from H.I.G. Capital and the founding Barbarossa family
  • €4.3 billion disposal of Modulaire to Brookfield
  • £1.9 billion recommended cash offer for Constellation Automotive (formerly known as BCA Marketplace plc), owner of We Buy Any Car
  • cash offer for Marshall Motors Holdings plc and the acquisition of CarNext B.V., a leading B2B and B2C digital used car sales marketplace
  • entry into the exclusive master franchise and development agreement for Popeyes France
  • investment into Popeyes UK
  • investment into EG and subsequent merger with EFR
  • NOK 2.94 billion recommended cash offer for Hurtigruten, the Norwegian coastal ferry service and expedition cruise provider
  • acquisition of David Lloyd Leisure and the subsequent add-ons of 16 Virgin Active clubs in the UK and Meridian Spa & Fitness in Germany
  • acquisition and disposition of the Lowell Group, a UK market leader in the acquisition of non-performing consumer debt portfolios
  • carve-out acquisition of Stonegate Pub Company and multiple add-on acquisitions
• A consortium comprising ADIA, ATP, GIC, Goldman Sachs, PGGM and TDR Capital in the €3.7 billion acquisition of Netherlands-based LeasePlan from Volkswagen and subsequent cross-border merger with ALD Automotive
• Hillhouse Investment in the $3.7 billion carve-out acquisition of the Philips Domestic Appliances business
• I Squared Capital in its:
  • $2.15 billion carve-out acquisition of GTT’s digital infrastructure division
  • acquisition of a 45% stake in Rubis Terminal B.V. from Rubis, valuing the business at €1 billion
  • acquisition of TIP Trailer Services, a leading pan-European and Canadian trailer leasing and services company
  • acquisition and disposition of Grupo T-Solar, a 274 MW solar power generation platform with assets across Spain and Italy
  • €1.15 billion acquisition of the Domidep Group, a European nursing home operator
  • set-up and investment into Conrad Energy, an independent UK power producer focused on storage, flexible generation and grid stability
• Brookfield and its portfolio company Modulaire on the carve-out acquisition of Mobile Mini UK from WillScot
• Hg in the acquisition of ITM8, a leading Danish provider of IT services to private and public industries
• Hg, Bain Capital and ICG in the €1.2 billion disposal of TeamSystem Group to Hellman & Friedman
• Hg and CombeII Group in the acquisition of TranslP group
• Terra Firma and RREEF in the €3.5 billion disposal of Tank & Rast to a consortium of financial investors
• Brait in the £1.9 billion acquisition of New Look from Permira and Apax