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GP-led Secondaries Report 2021 Private Equity International
24 February 2021
PartnerLondon
Email ed.harris@hoganlovells.com
Phone +44 20 7296 2809
Fax +44 20 7296 2001
LanguagesEnglish
Practice groupCorporate & Finance
Ed Harris is partner in the London office. Ed advises on a broad range of corporate and funds transactions, with particular focus on private M&A, joint ventures, co-investments, secondaries, GP-led transactions and leveraged buy-outs. He acts for both private equity houses, institutional investors and corporates across a range of sectors.
Education
LPC, Guildford Law School, 1996
CPE, Guildford Law School, 1994
B.A. History, Durham University, 1994
Bar admissions and qualifications
Solicitor, England and Wales
Advised Pantheon on Idinvest venture GP-led, involving the transfer of 12 assets from several growth and venture capital vehicles into a continuation fund
Advised Pantheon on the acquisition of five European renewable and concession-based assets in Marguerite GP-led deal
Advised Pantheon on the Avenue Capital Group GP-led deal
Advised Pantheon on stapled secondary offering of interests in Lyceum Capital (now Horizon Capital)
Advised Pantheon on acquisition of 29.1% of portfolio company interests owned by Candover Investments, as part of the spin-out of Arle Capital
Represented Investindustrial on numerous transactions, including €2.1bn divestment of Avincis, divestment of 49.9% in Portaventura, investment/divestment of Goldcar and GP-led of Investindustrial IV
Represented Terra Firma on numerous transactions including €2.57bn Annington Homes acquisition and €331m acquisition of Wyevale Garden Centre (and over 10 bolt-on transactions)
Represented Idinvest on stapled secondary offering of interests in Lyceum Capital (now Horizon Capital) and on the Three Hills Capital Partners GP-led deal
Represented pension schemes, family offices and SWFs on investments and divestments including the portfolio sale by Kodak to Pomona and portfolio sale by West Midlands Pension to Lexington
Represented KIRKBI on numerous transactions including its acquisition with Blackstone of Armacell Group from Charterhouse
Represented Ventiga Capital on P2P of Nordic Service Partners Holding, P2P of Thesis Asset Management, acquisition of Infare Solutions and acquisition of Retail Insights
Represented EQT on the disposal of cable business Blizoo to Telekom Austria
Advised the management team of Geo Networks on its disposal of US cable business Zayo
Advised the founders on the sale of life sciences business Internis to STADA
Advised the founders on the establishment of Landways and the subsequent investment by Columbia Capital
Represented Canadian software group Constellation Software on numerous transactions
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