Roya Soudbakhsh is a director in the firm's Corporate Practice in London. She advises on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, with particular experience in private equity. Roya acts for mid-market sponsors, portfolio companies, corporates, founders and management teams on buyouts, acquisitions, bolt-on investments and exits.
Roya is recognised as a Leading Associate by Legal 500.
Private Equity: Sponsor Acquisitions, Disposals and Investments
Acting for H2 Equity Partners in its investment in ARRI Rental Group (2026).
Acting for EMK Capital on various matters in connection with its investment in Roundtable Interactive Group (2026).
Advising EPIC Investment Partners on its disposal of EPIC Funds Services Guernsey and the EPIC Capital Markets Book (2026).
Acting for ECI Partners on its exit from CSL, a critical Internet-of-Things (IoT) connectivity company, transferring the business to its first continuation vehicle (2025).
Acting for IK Partners in its investment in Kestrel Capital (2025).
Acting for ECI Partners on its investment in Croud, a global leader in digital-first, tech-enabled marketing from LDC (2025).
Advising Bay Tree Private Equity in its investment in ABL Health (2024).
Advising Tenzing Private Equity on its investment in FMP Global.
Advising Mobeus Equity Partners on their investment in Factor 21.
Private Equity: Management and Seller Advisory
Advising the management team of iba Group on the investment by bd Capital (2026).
Acting for the management team of Envisage Dental on its sale to a Phoenix continuation fund (2025).
Advising i-media, a leading digital Out of Home advertiser, on its investment from Mayfair Equity Partners (2024).
Advising the management team of bfinance on the buyout of the business.
Advising the management team of Datapharm on the buyout of the business (backed by CGE).
Advising the shareholders on the investment in Brainlabs by Livingbridge.
Advising the shareholders and management of PEI on the investment in the company by Bridgepoint Development Capital.
Advising the management team of Capital Economics on the investment by Phoenix.
Advising the shareholders on the investment in MiQ by ECI.
Advising the shareholders and management of Edenhouse on an investment by ECI Partners.
Advising the shareholders on the investment in Reiss by Warburg Pincus.
Advising the shareholders of ADEY on an investment by LDC.
Acting on the sale of Marketing VF on the investment by Bridgepoint funds.
Advising the shareholders of PEI on the investment in the company by LDC.
Advising the shareholders of Capital Economics on the investment by LDC.
Corporate Acquisitions and Disposals
Advising the shareholders of KYC360 in the sale to Experian (2025).
Acting for Bauer Media Group in their acquisition of Amscreen, a specialist digital signage manufacturer (2025).
Acting for Kantar on its disposal of Perfect Category to Xtel (2025).
Advising CAA Sports on its acquisition of Base Soccer Agency.
Advising Live Nation, via its joint venture with Gaiety Investments, on its investment in the Isle of Wight Festival and its acquisition of MAMA & Company.
Advising the shareholders of PSL on the sale of the company to Sodexo.
Advising the shareholders of the Javelin Group on its sale to Accenture.
Advising on the £55 million recommended cash and share mix-and-match offer for Accumuli plc by NCC Group plc, by way of scheme of arrangement.
Advising the shareholders of Coopers of Stortford on the sale of the company to Damartex SA.
Advising Flex- N- Gate on the purchase of Premier League football club Fulham Football Club Limited from Mohamed Al Fayed.
Advising the shareholders on the disposal of the IT Jobboard.