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About Rebecca Ward
Rebecca Ward is a corporate partner in our global transactions group.
Rebecca undertakes a wide range of international and domestic M&A and corporate finance transactions for private equity houses and corporates. She advises on all types of transactions, including leveraged buy-outs, acquisitions and disposals, private acquisitions, carve-outs, co-investments and restructurings.
Recent work
- PAI Partners on its acquisition of a co-controlling stake in Azets alongside existing investor Hg Capital
- Octopus Energy on its acquisition of a third party's UK and German home energy business
- TPG on its sale and reinvestment into Visma (a leading provider of mission-critical cloud software in Europe and Latin-America – valuing Visma at €19 billion)
- Teneo (a portfolio company of CVC) on its acquisition of Tulchan Communications
- TCV on its investment in Allica Bank (as part of a £100m Series C funding round)
- Compleat Food Group (portfolio company of PAI Partners) on its acquisition of Wrights Food Group
- PAI Partners on its acquisition of M Group (service provider to the essential infrastructure market in UK/Ireland)
- BC Partners on its acquisition of a co-controlling stake in Advanced Software Group Limited alongside Vista VII (transaction value £2bn)
- ICG on its acquisition of Kee Safety (global provider of protection systems)
- A&M Capital Europe on its acquisition of Pet Network International (an omni-channel pet care retailer in South Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia))
- BC Partners on the sale of a majority stake in Acuris (formerly Mergermarket) to ION Investment Group (transaction value £1.35bn) and the subsequent sale of the remaining stake to ION Investment Group
- BC Partners on aspects of the acquisition of VetPartners
- BC Partners on the sale of a 31% stake in Acuris to GIC
- BC Partners on the exit of its remaining stake in Migros (a Turkish supermarket chain)
- NAVEX Global (US portfolio company of BC Partners) on its acquisition of Expolink Group Limited
Qualifications
Education:
- Institute of Professional Legal Studies, Auckland, New Zealand
- BA/LLB, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Professional qualifications:
- Solicitor, England and Wales
- Solicitor, New Zealand