Mary Shields

Examples of Advising on Trade Transactions (Including Private Equity-backed Trade)

• Advising Intragen (backed by FPE Capital) on its acquisition of AspisID.
• Advising Volpi Capital on the acquisition of Grabowsky, through its portfolio company, Xalient.
• Advising CSL, the IoT connectivity provider backed by ECI Partners, on its acquisition of Caburn Telecom.
• Advising the shareholders on the investment in Yuup by Bristol-focused fund, City Funds.
• Advising EDF Energy on the disposal of West Burton B power station to EIG.
• Advising the shareholders on the sale of Lane4, a consultancy business, on the sale to Ernst & Young.
• Advising the shareholders on the sale of Entura, the antipiracy service provider, to Corsearch.
• Advising EDF Renewables on the acquisition of Pivot Power, the electric vehicle power infrastructure company.
• Advising Coats, the industrial thread and consumer textile crafts business, on its acquisition of ThreadSol.
• Advising Global Brand Investments on the disposal of Galt, the British toy company, to Jumbodiset.
• Advising Omnio, the cloud-based banking and payment services company, on the acquisition of Kesho Systems.
• Advising the shareholders on the sale of CRM Students, the student accommodation provider, to Corestate.
• Advising the shareholders on the disposal of FS Cables to Diploma plc.
• Advising GBG on the acquisition of Loqate (formerly Postcode Anywhere).
• Advising BDP in relation to its £102 million acquisition by Nippon Koei, a company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Examples of Cross-border UK/US Trade Transactions (Including Private Equity-backed Trade)

• Advising Commify (backed by ECI Partners) on its acquisition of US-based Text Request.
• Advising Volpi Capital on the acquisition of US-based Integral Partners through its portfolio company, Xalient.
• Advising US-headquartered Creative Artists Agency (CAA), the entertainment and sports agency, on the disposal of Primary Talent.
• Advising LMAX Group, operator of institutional execution venues for FX and cryptocurrency trading, on the disposal of a 30% stake to J.C. Flowers (a US private equity firm) for US$300 million.
• Advising NICE, the Nasdaq-listed cloud and on-premises enterprise software solutions provider, on the acquisition of Brand Embassy.
• Advising US-incorporated ICF, the consulting and technology services company, on the acquisition of We Are Vista.
• Advising US-headquartered Molson Coors on the acquisition of Aspall, the premium cyder brand.

Examples of Advising Shareholders and Management Teams on Private Equity Investment

• Advising the management team of Anthesis on its management buyout backed by Carlyle.
• Advising the shareholders of Prescient Healthcare Group on an investment by Baird Capital and subsequent investment by Bridgepoint.
• Advising the shareholders on the investment in Brainlabs, a digital marketing agency, by Livingbridge.
• Advising the shareholders of Opus Talent Solutions on its buyout backed by funds managed by Graphite Capital.

Examples of Advising Private Equity Sponsors

• Advising Phoenix on its acquisition of SMH Group, an accounting services firm.
• Advising Renatus Capital Partners on its majority investment in W.H. Scott Group.
• Advising Capital D on the buyout of Phrasee, a generative AI platform for enterprise marketers.
• Advising Tenzing on the buyout of MPLC, the global nontheatrical copyright licensing company.

Secondments

• Undertook a secondment to EDF Energy Renewables to assist with the sale of its portfolio of 24 UK onshore windfarms to Dalmore Capital and Pensions Infrastructure Platform.
• Undertook a secondment to a Premier League football club, providing assistance on a range of commercial, regulatory and contentious matters.