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About James Scott
James specialises in M&A and private equity transactions for private equity sponsors and other financial investors in transactions across Europe and across a range of sectors. He is relationship partner for a number of the firm’s key private equity relationships.
Prior to joining Freshfields in 2004, James worked as an analyst for Citigroup in their UK mergers and acquisitions team.
Recent work
- Advent on the acquisition of ICE and its subsequent acquisitions of New Zealand Pharmaceuticals and ABC Farmaceutici
- Advent and Zentiva on the acquisition by Zentiva of Alvogen’s CEE / CIS business
- Advent on the dual-track exit (IPO and sale), by way of sale of the Priory Group to Acadia Healthcare Company
- Advent in relation to its investment in Mediq
- Advent on the acquisition of Faerch Plast from EQT
- Advent on the acquisition of V Group from Omers
- Advent on the sale of Ammeraal Beltech to Partners Group
- Apax and Travelex on the sale of Travelex’s global business payments business to The Western Union Company
- Apax on the dual-track exit (IPO and sale), by way of sale of Travelex
- AIMCo, OMERS, Ontario Teachers’ Pensions Plan and WrenHouse on the acquisition of London City Airport from Global Infrastructure Partners and Highstar Capital
- AMEX Global Business Travel on the takeover of Hogg Robinson plc
- Blackstone and Sixth Street on the sale of Kensington Mortgages to Barclays
- Blackstone and Bluewater on the sale of Siccar Point Energy to Ithaca Energy
- Blackstone and Goldman Sachs in relation to their investment in Prima Assicurazioni
- Blackstone and Sixth Street Partners on the acquisition of Kensington from Investec plc and Acenden from the Lehman estate
- Blackstone on the acquisition of Lombard from Friends Life
- Blackstone on the triple-track exit (IPO, refinancing and sale), by way of sale of Center Parcs to Brookfields property funds
- Blackstone, GIC and MassMutual on the acquisition of Goldman Sachs’ interest in Rothesay Life
- Blackstone on the sale of its interests in Rothesay Life to GIC and Mass Mutual
- Blackstone on the acquisition of the financial and risk business of Thomson Reuters
- Cinven on the acquisition of majority stake in Arcaplanet and Maxi Zoo Italia
- Cinven on the acquisition of Guardian Financial Services from AEGON
- Cinven on the acquisition of the CPA Global from Intermediate Capital Group, management and the founder
- Cinven on the acquisition of Pronet Güvenlik from Turkven and the founder
- Cinven on the acquisition of Host Europe and subsequent bolt-on acquisitions
- Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and Motor Fuel Group on the acquisition of Morrisons' forecourt business
- First Reserve on the acquisition of Morrison Utility Services from Bregal Capital and Motion Equity Partners and subsequent bolt-on acquisitions
- First Reserve on the sale of Morrison Utility Services to PAI Partners
- First Reserve on the acquisition of The Weir Group plc’s Flow Control Business
- General Atlantic on its minority investment in Partners Capital Investment Group
- GIC on its original investment in, and subsequent acquisition of Cinven's interests in, Miller Insurance
- GIC on the sale of its interests in Leaseplan to ALD
- GIC on its significant minority investment in Nordic Aviation Capital
- GIC on its investment in Nestle Skin Health alongside EQT and other investors
- GIC on its investment in Thyssen Krupp alongside Advent, Cinven and other investors
- Montagu on the sale of Servelec to The Access Group
- Montagu on the acquisition of ITRS Group
- Montagu on the takeover of Servelec Group plc
- Montagu on the acquisition of Wireless Logic Group from CVC
- Montagu and Wireless Logic Group on the acquisition of Webbing
- Sixth Street Partners on the establishment of, and its investment into, the Clara Pension Platform and the addition of Wilton Re as an additional capital partner
Qualifications
Education
- Downing College, University of Cambridge, UK