The digital revolution is increasingly a focus area for private equity firms, so our deep industry understanding is invaluable to clients. Through lasting relationships with our clients, together we find optimal, creative solutions to the legal and commercial issues arising throughout their investment life cycle.

The information economy is global. Technological aptitude is advantageous. Private equity firms recognise the importance of industry players pushing for pole positions in a digitalised industry and their growth potential. The need for industry specialist legal advisers is growing rapidly. Our reputation is built on technical technological expertise.

We give sound commercial advice on all aspects of the deal to influential private equity investors. We also assist clients throughout the target identification process. We pride ourselves on ensuring clients can successfully implement transactions with accuracy and care. We specialise in:

  • Leveraged buy-outs
  • Implementing senior and mezzanine debt
  • Issuance of securities
  • Management packages
  • Assistance to growth companies

Our sophisticated advice increases the value of the company our clients are investing in, and we stay with them until they want to sell it. We also advise on corporate reorganisation and restructuring, alongside regulatory reporting requirements using fully integrated sector groups.

Recent highlights of work

  • We advised Forenom, a Nordic leading corporate housing provider and a portfolio company of Nordic private equity investor CapMan, on Forenom's acquisition of Apartment HS, a Swedish serviced apartment provider. Value: over 9 million Euros. Hospitality sector. Lead by Jan Byström. Buy-side.
  • Our Italian team has recently assisted Giulio Fiocchi S.p.A. (the holding company owned by the Fiocchi family) on the sale of its subsidiary, Fiocchi Munizioni S.p.A (an Italian small caliber ammunition manufacturer) and its controlled entities to Charme III (a fund of the European private equity firm, Charme Capital Partners). It is one of the most significant transactions in the Italian private equity market, both in terms of size and importance of the target company given its leading position in the market. As a consequence of the size of this deal, we have received some strong media coverage.
  • Our German team advised Vitruvian Partners on its partnership with the German-Swiss doctari Group. In addition to acquiring the shares and setting up the holding structure for the investment, Bird & Bird advised Vitruvian on the partial financing of the purchase price. Likewise we handled the required merger control clearance at the Federal Cartel Office. The new ownership structure and Vitruvian’s expertise with high-growth, technology-enabled companies will enable doctari to further capitalize on the great market opportunity and expand its service offering going forward. In line with our market trends the founders continue to hold a significant stake in the company after the transaction.
  • Assising Semtech Corporation (a leading supplier of high performance analog and mixed-signal) in the frame of its equity stake in IDOSENS, an IoT platform that offers home automation solution.

Accolades

  • Band 2 listing: Chambers 2018 Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment – UK-wide

    Chambers 2018

  • Band 2 listing: France: Private equity: Venture and growth capital 2018

    Legal 500 EMEA